north bridge 93C

[thijn_k]

uhm i have a problem i think.
i have a Msi 970a sli krait edition MD but the northbridge is at 93 C and i think that is way to much can anyone help me if this is normal or not?

i am using CPUID HWMonitor to see how hot it is

 

[Dunlop0078]

It's hot. From what I found the 970a chipset is rated up to 95c. Also it looks like that board is known for this issue. May want to try rigging up a fan so it blows air down onto the northbridge area. Or try replacing the thermal paste under the northbridge heatsink.

 

[thijn_k]

Thanks i have tried it and it wont go above 80 C so it help with the fan!

 

[thijn_k]

It's hot. From what I found the 970a chipset is rated up to 95c. Also it looks like that board is known for this issue. May want to try rigging up a fan so it blows air down onto the northbridge area. Or try replacing the thermal paste under the northbridge heatsink.

Hi i have another question do you know if i can underclock the northbrigde so it doesn't get so hot?
And with what program

 

[Dunlop0078]

It's hot. From what I found the 970a chipset is rated up to 95c. Also it looks like that board is known for this issue. May want to try rigging up a fan so it blows air down onto the northbridge area. Or try replacing the thermal paste under the northbridge heatsink.

Hi i have another question do you know if i can underclock the northbrigde so it doesn't get so hot?
And with what program

You would do that in your motherboards BIOS. To lower northbridge temps you will need to decrease NB CPU voltage, which may require you to lower NB frequency as well to keep stability. I never lowered NB frequency below stock on my old AM3+ system so I am not really sure what this will do, may introduce instability and possibly hurt performance.