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    Southbridge (maybe northbridge?) overheating problem.

    As far as i know, it may have been this way from the start. I started checking things out when my dad said one of the fans was making a weird noise. He said it stopped, so i was checking for a dead fan. The weirdest thing is that the intel desktop monitor still shows 93 C as within the safe...
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    Southbridge (maybe northbridge?) overheating problem.

    Yes its definitely celsius. Its not overclocked. And there is no heatsink to knock loose. That was Mentioned up above. I guess i will see about ordering a heatsink to put on it. Any suggestions?
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    Southbridge (maybe northbridge?) overheating problem.

    I added an extra fan and got the temp down to 88 C. This still sound rather high, but i downloaded the intel desktop utility to check and it shows that 88 is still in the green operating range. Just barely, but its in there. I am considering adding a heatsink to the chip in order to make my...
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    Southbridge (maybe northbridge?) overheating problem.

    there is a heatsink on the CPU just not on this chip.
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    Southbridge (maybe northbridge?) overheating problem.

    I just checked out my dad's computer, a gateway GT5448E with an intel core 2 quad duo E6300. CPUID Hardware Monitor reads the temp of the MCH (which i believe is the north bridge) at 94 C. The Bios reads at the same temperature on the ICH which is the southbridge if i am not mistaken. I added...
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