- Mar 6, 2002
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Guys, please, I need some expert opinions/educated guesses here...
As I posted a week ago, my chipset fan on Abit IS7 mobo was dying. Well, it finally died. Abit EQ app shows the fan’s RPM as "OFF". Well, while Abit gave me a runaround, Newegg (the board vendor) sent me a new HSF. It has not arrived yet.
In the meantime the PC works fine. Case, CPU and PWM temperatures are the same as before the chipset fan died. The chipset fan is attached to a decent size heat sink. (See the mobo and the chipset Heat Sink/Fan <A HREF="http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/products.php?categories=1&model=79" target="_new">HERE</A>. Click on the mobo picture to magnify).
Additionally, my CPU fan is <A HREF="http://www.giga-byte.com/Peripherals/Products/Products_GH-PCU31-VH.htm" target="_new">Gigabyte GH-PCU31-VH</A>. It is designed to cool not only the CPU but also surrounding components, such as video card. If you look at the above picture of the mobo, you will see that the chipset HSF is right next to the CPU fan. Finally, my system intake 80mm fan is blowing almost directly at the chipset HSF.
<font color=red>I have a few questions and would appreciate your input.</font color=red>
1. How dangerous is it that the chipset (Northbridge) now has passive cooling with its fan off?
2. What may be the consequences of Northbridge chip overheating?
3. How can I tell if it is overheating or not (there are no temp sensors for it either in PC Health in BIOS or Abit EQ application)?
Your help is much appreciated.
<font color=green>"The creative powers of English morphology are pathetic compared to what we find in other languages." (Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct)</font color=green> 😎
As I posted a week ago, my chipset fan on Abit IS7 mobo was dying. Well, it finally died. Abit EQ app shows the fan’s RPM as "OFF". Well, while Abit gave me a runaround, Newegg (the board vendor) sent me a new HSF. It has not arrived yet.
In the meantime the PC works fine. Case, CPU and PWM temperatures are the same as before the chipset fan died. The chipset fan is attached to a decent size heat sink. (See the mobo and the chipset Heat Sink/Fan <A HREF="http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/products.php?categories=1&model=79" target="_new">HERE</A>. Click on the mobo picture to magnify).
Additionally, my CPU fan is <A HREF="http://www.giga-byte.com/Peripherals/Products/Products_GH-PCU31-VH.htm" target="_new">Gigabyte GH-PCU31-VH</A>. It is designed to cool not only the CPU but also surrounding components, such as video card. If you look at the above picture of the mobo, you will see that the chipset HSF is right next to the CPU fan. Finally, my system intake 80mm fan is blowing almost directly at the chipset HSF.
<font color=red>I have a few questions and would appreciate your input.</font color=red>
1. How dangerous is it that the chipset (Northbridge) now has passive cooling with its fan off?
2. What may be the consequences of Northbridge chip overheating?
3. How can I tell if it is overheating or not (there are no temp sensors for it either in PC Health in BIOS or Abit EQ application)?
Your help is much appreciated.
<font color=green>"The creative powers of English morphology are pathetic compared to what we find in other languages." (Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct)</font color=green> 😎
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