How can i monitor NB temps

turboshed · 25 Jan 2007 at 09:49

Hi, how can i monitor temps on my northbridge chipset on a n680i board

thanks

w3bbo · 25 Jan 2007 at 14:56

Bios - SPP

Flanno · 25 Jan 2007 at 15:16

Eh ?

I'd like to know as well.

Abit uguru on the IN9 lets you see cpu, system, and pwm phase 1 to 5.
I wonder which of these is the NB ?

FlakMagnet · 25 Jan 2007 at 16:45

As far as I know, 'system' IS the NB temp.

In the manual, it refers to the 'System' fan as being the fan that goes on the NB heatsink...

I could be wrong though

Flanno · 25 Jan 2007 at 16:50

Hope you are right because my system temp is always 33 degrees usually

WJA96 · 25 Jan 2007 at 17:57

System is the Southbridge temperature on all NVidia chipsets. If you think about it, there is no way 33C is correct given that the heatsink (not the chip underneath it) is very, very warm indeed. This has been the case for NForce4, 5xx and 6xx S775 motherboards. I don't know about the AMD ones though.

FlakMagnet · 25 Jan 2007 at 19:04

OK, thanks WJA96. I wonder why they call the Fan connector for the NB the 'System' fan connector :confused:

WJA96 · 25 Jan 2007 at 19:06

There are intel standards about the minimum number of fans and what they have to be called. One is called Power - have you noticed that?

FlakMagnet · 25 Jan 2007 at 19:12

No, not noticed the power one... it's all a bit confusing really

So, how do you measure NB temps? And what value is considerd too high?

WJA96 · 25 Jan 2007 at 19:15

FlakMagnet said:
So, how do you measure NB temps?

Personally, I put the back ofmy hand on the heatsink and if I can't touch it comfortably, it's a little warm.

FlakMagnet said:
And what value is considered too high?

There isn't really anything "official" Too hot is too hot. What are you worried about in particular?

FlakMagnet · 25 Jan 2007 at 19:21

WJA96 said:
Personally, I put the back ofmy hand on the heatsink and if I can't touch it comfortably, it's a little warm.

lol - I like that

WJA96 said:
There isn't really anything "official" Too hot is too hot. What are you worried about in particular?

Just worried about damaging the NB. I need my system to last me 2 years, so I just want to run comfortably within its bounds and not stretch any component too much.

Apart from that, I'm really too bothered how hot things get.

WJA96 · 25 Jan 2007 at 19:29

FlakMagnet said:
Just worried about damaging the NB. I need my system to last me 2 years, so I just want to run comfortably within its bounds and not stretch any component too much.

I actually had this in the small claims court because a motherboard I was using failed while I was overclocking with it. The shop (not OcUK) said they wouldn't give me a new one or process my warranty claim because I had been overclocking and therefore voided the motherboard warranty. I argued (successfully) that if the BIOS options allow a user to set something in a particular way and the box says 'Ideal for Overclocking' or something similar on the front then the motherboard should be able to handle any of it's own settings without melting.

The motherboard is the one thing you can overclock to death and take back under warranty with complete impunity!

FlakMagnet · 25 Jan 2007 at 20:03

Excellent!

And I agree with what you're saying too - if it lets you overclock in the BIOS, then surely the board should handle it.