Cooling MSI Motberboard

Danny862 · 28 Dec 2012 at 10:49

Hi

I have an MSI 870A-G54 (FX) motherboard with a Phenom II X4 955 BE installed, I know that a new motherboard would be nice, but I cant afford that at the moment.

I have read that the VRM's get very hot on this particular motherboard, would it be possible to put a small heatsink on them to keep them cool and reduce the failure rate?
If so, any recommendations?

Thanks in advanced

Dan

mickyflinn · 28 Dec 2012 at 12:38

If your case has decent cooling i wouldnt worry.

JGStonedRaider · 29 Dec 2012 at 04:55

Having had one of that series that blew, I'd suggest a spot cooler over the vrm's unless your case has side fans that you could use?

setter · 29 Dec 2012 at 12:28

JGStonedRaider said:
Having had one of that series that blew, I'd suggest a spot cooler over the vrm's unless your case has side fans that you could use?

Agreed, a very versatile little cooler.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-000-AN