50 DEGREES CELCIUS NORTH BRIDGE!?

[Coolio_alert]

I overclocked my E8500 for the first time on an Asus Maximus Formula to about 4GHz. Worked well, fast, then I opened PC Probe II and it said my north bridge was at 50 degrees Celsius. It is usually 40ish. Should I be worried? If not, at what temperature should I be worried?

 

[Waterboy4870]

50C is fine. My northbridge is around 40-42c and I have my Q9550 at 4GHz on water.

 

[jay_m69]

If you have a standard heatsink on that northie, try adding a small fan on top of it....you can buy them for just a few bux and may extend the life of your mainboard for a bit longer....i agree that 50c isnt too awfull bad but why have it up that high if you can drop it by 5 or 7 degrees just by spending 10 minutes of your time and less than 5 dollars of your cash .....right?

 

[Fruity]

Intel X38 / X48 max temp is a massive 90°C, so 50°C is no problem!

 

[jdhobby]

The temp may very well be within limits, but if you think it's too warm installing a fan does help. I've use 40mm fans, tiny o-rings as washers and screws that "bite" in between the heatsink fins. A 100-150 ohm resister in series with the fan's positive lead drops the fan rpm in half where you can't even hear it, yet it still cools.