New build temp question

[oboe]

Hey guys I just finished building a new system and am wondering about the temp of the PCH shown in pic of 48C.  I've seen it as high as 52C when I run AH.  Is that a problem?   It seems high to me, but there is now fan on this chipset - just a heat sink (mobo is Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H).   I've cleared all the cables away, and the other temps seem low enough.  The vidcard is a GTX460, and it is located right next to the heat sink for the chipset.  The vidcard has only one fan though, and it is on the other end of the card.   When I upgrade to a newer card, it will have two fans and one will help move air across this heat sink.



Thx help and advice.

[ebfd11]

Those temps are not too bad, are you using a stock CPU cooler on board??? Truthfully you really have nothing to worry about.. when the temps get around 70* C thats when I would worry.

LawnDart

[Bino]

Oboe, you can find the info on temperatures for the various Intel chipsets & CPUs on this site:  http://ark.intel.com/

[Spikes]

If it is a stock cooler, just pick up an aftermarket one. Stock ones suck.

[oboe]

Not really worried about the CPU temp - 24C seems fine.  Just a little concerned about the OCH chipset, which has only the mobo manufacturer's heat sink - no fan.  But I've never seen a fan on a PCH chipset cooler anyway, always just a heat sink.   

[guncrasher]

Not really worried about the CPU temp - 24C seems fine.  Just a little concerned about the OCH chipset, which has only the mobo manufacturer's heat sink - no fan.  But I've never seen a fan on a PCH chipset cooler anyway, always just a heat sink.   

they are rated up to 100c so you are way below that.  I believe the mobo, cpu and vc are designed to shut down if they cross a threshold so as to avoid damage.


semp

[Bino]

According to Intel Document Number: 326778-003
"Intel® 7 Series / C216 Chipset Platform Controller Hub (PCH) Thermal Mechanical Specifications and Design Guidelines (TMSDG)",
the case max temp is 104 C.

[oboe]

Thanks guys - Easy Tune sets thermal alarms at 40C as a default, so was concerned about the temp because my alarm was going off.  I've never seen the PCH chipset temp above 52C though.

By the way, this is first build where I've used Arctic Silver thermal compound (I'd been using the stock compound on Intel's heat sink/fan).   Seems to make a noticeable difference.

I was surprised to see, when I took the old mobo out and removed the heat sink/CU chip, how flaky and dry the Intel-supplied heat sink compound was.  It couldn't have been doing much anymore.

[Bino]

Thanks guys - Easy Tune sets thermal alarms at 40C as a default, so was concerned about the temp because my alarm was going off.  I've never seen the PCH chipset temp above 52C though.

By the way, this is first build where I've used Arctic Silver thermal compound (I'd been using the stock compound on Intel's heat sink/fan).   Seems to make a noticeable difference.

I was surprised to see, when I took the old mobo out and removed the heat sink/CU chip, how flaky and dry the Intel-supplied heat sink compound was.  It couldn't have been doing much anymore.

A good thermal compound can make a difference. 

Check out the thermal compound comparison over at Hardware Secrets: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-February-2012/1490

And who knew that mayo works better than lipstck, or that chocolate is worse than nothing at all!   

[oboe]

A good thermal compound can make a difference. 

Check out the thermal compound comparison over at Hardware Secrets: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-February-2012/1490

And who knew that mayo works better than lipstck, or that chocolate is worse than nothing at all!