Hot North Bridge on Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3?

[carman594]

I have a Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 and was reading some reviews on Newegg about it and they say the North Bridge gets really hot. So, before I even build my system, I wanna make sure this doesn't overheat. Some people said to remove the heatsink(i did) and replace the Arctic Silver and put the stock heatsink back on. I was thinking, should I just get a new heatsink(ZM-NBF 47)? But, I was reading that aftermarket heatsinks have problems with Gigabyte boards. Or, if this isn't a problem, should I forget it and put my stock heatsink back on with no additional thermal paste? This is my first PC build so I'm not sure. When I was removing the existing thermal paste from the heatsink the little felt square shaped thing came off. Is this a problem?

 

[Shadow703793]

Yes, most Gigabyte (except the ones with the Ultra Cool option) gets pretty hot about 38-40C. This really isn't a problem, but If you want you could get a new heat sink.

 

[Conumdrum]

The felt square had a hole the size of the NB chip in it? It's used to prevent over squeezing the NB, since it's a nekkid chip.

As far as getting a better heatsink, there are 5 billion choices, the best being the Thermalright HR-05. I run mine with no fan, but I got great case cooling and don't OC like crazy. E6600 at 3.26 and 1.45 volts.

 

[apache_lives]

I have a Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 and was reading some reviews on Newegg about it and they say the North Bridge gets really hot. So, before I even build my system, I wanna make sure this doesn't overheat. Some people said to remove the heatsink(i did) and replace the Arctic Silver and put the stock heatsink back on. I was thinking, should I just get a new heatsink(ZM-NBF 47)? But, I was reading that aftermarket heatsinks have problems with Gigabyte boards. Or, if this isn't a problem, should I forget it and put my stock heatsink back on with no additional thermal paste? This is my first PC build so I'm not sure. When I was removing the existing thermal paste from the heatsink the little felt square shaped thing came off. Is this a problem?

If theres a passive heat sink, THEN ITS DESIGNED TO GET HOT.