heat sink missing

farlow2012

farlow2012

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heat sink missing off chipset?

on my asus p5b duluxe one the heatsinks are missing where i think the previous board owner had snapped it off to use a water cooler on cpu and chipset.

cant find any replacement on the bay so not sure what to do or if i need it
 
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cmndr_andi said:
That's the heatsink for the northbridge. Is your board working without it on? Is the northbridge running hot? You can check using HWmonitor.
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this it where it gets messy at first i compleatly overlooked it and carryed on trying to over clock my cpu and i get stuck after 332x 9 i thought my cpu is maxing out but im sure this is part of the issue,

or i could be completly wrong is this possible tho ?


will try that now
 
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You can pick up generic heatsinks at any decent electronics store, the heatpipes are a bit of a gimmick anyway.
 
When you overclock on a LGA775 board like yours - the memory controller is on the northbridge - so as you increase the FSB the northbridge will heat up. If you don't have proper cooling on the northbridge then it may well be a northbridge cooling issue that is limiting your overclocking.

As the guys above mention, It would be a very good idea to get a replacement cooler for the northbridge and the one RJC linked to looks like just the job.
 
cmndr_andi said:
When you overclock on a LGA775 board like yours - the memory controller is on the northbridge - so as you increase the FSB the northbridge will heat up. If you don't have proper cooling on the northbridge then it may well be a northbridge cooling issue that is limiting your overclocking.

As the guys above mention, It would be a very good idea to get a replacement cooler for the northbridge and the one RJC linked to looks like just the job.
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im 100% sure it that thats causing problem cause when i oc i never get blue screen it just turns off randomly

core temps are never above 60 when i try overclock to 366 x 9
 
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farlow2012 said:
im 100% sure it that thats causing problem cause when i oc i never get blue screen it just turns off randomly

core temps are never above 60 when i try overclock to 366 x 9
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as above, get a NB cooler as soon as.
what are you using to stress test your overclock?
 
reading the customer reviews
"The motherboard has 4 hooks and the fitting of the 2 springs provided (which will only go on 2 of the corners) was no problem."
so it seems so.
also i would presume you would need some thermal paste as well
 
j.col said:
reading the customer reviews
"The motherboard has 4 hooks and the fitting of the 2 springs provided (which will only go on 2 of the corners) was no problem."
so it seems so.
also i would presume you would need some thermal paste as well
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ive got spare paste as just put some on cpu :D

any ideas why its 9.90 in basket but only 5.99 through paypal
 
I've also got one you could have, it's the stock cooler off a P5q deluxe, it's had the heatpipes snipped (i removed to install WC NB)
also yours for postage

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shadowscotland said:
Whats the dimension between the fixings (centre to centre)
If I have one in my bits box it's yours for postage.
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thanks you but ive order the one suggested from else where as wasn't in stock here. i do appreciate the kind offers tho :D

+1 to the 2 generous people above
 
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