mechBgon
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The mobo temperature almost certainly does not come from the southbridge itself. Touch the heatsink for a while, did it burn you?Originally posted by: Technomancer
I don't know how smart this is, but I've also got a revision 2 board with a fan running at 8,800 RPM. I disconnected it from the power and installed a Tri-cool intake fan set to low. My idle temps now are typically 35 C for CPU and 36 C for mobo, the highest loads I've seen are 46 C for CPU and maybe 42 C for mobo, without the mobo fan on. Is this alright?
If big heatsinks get scalding hot without a fan on them, that little weentsy one is going to get hotter than heck without its fan running, look how little surface area it has.