Asus B250 mining expert chipset cooling issue

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Hi everybody
Long story short : i use Asus B250 mining expert motherboard not for mining but for something else , because it has 19 pci-e slots(12 of which i am using to plug pci-e to usb extension cards) that allowed me to connect 1500+ usb devices (don't ask me how and why ), when i touch the chipset's heatsink it is really hot , burns my finger , the PC itself takes 15 minutes to boot , i think because of this many usb devices attached there should be an heavy load on the chipset and then it heats up considerably .
Please help me to cool this thing up to increase performance so i can add more usb devices to this PC
i have the best processor that is compatible with this motherboard and that runs great on 50-60 degrees C all the time , the ambient temp is dependent on uk weather which is pretty cold and stable and the case's airflow is good , i've got 3 fans to blow air in an 3 to blow it out of it . This pc is supposed to run 24/7 and the chipset's stock heatsink is one of the smallest i've ever seen

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Just measured the distance between screws is 5.5 cm it is easy to find such heatsink with a fan but all of them i find seem to have a pretty small heatsink , i am looking for something bigger
 
You could swap out the supplied fan for a Delta fan...maybe
They push a LOT more air,noisy though and you MUST NOT connect these fans to the mobo headers
I am satisfied with the airflow inside the pc case , i am absolutely not satisfied with the size and shape of the chipset's heatsink
 
In the end bought a cheap chinese heatsink with an little fan and chipset looks cool but i can't see any performance boost , i hope i extended it's life by a bit
The one that i've got i will recommend to anyone because it's got the distance between screws adjustable for any distance between 43 mm to 82 mm
Chinese cooler
 
In the end bought a cheap chinese heatsink with an little fan and chipset looks cool but i can't see any performance boost , i hope i extended it's life by a bit
The one that i've got i will recommend to anyone because it's got the distance between screws adjustable for any distance between 43 mm to 82 mm
Chinese cooler
You'll want to edit that as linking to competitors isn't allowed on these forums :)
 
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