Gigabyte DQ6 Heatpipes..

[Drewis]

Hey guys. I love the board, but ive noticed the NB/SB/Vreg heat pipe gets extremely hot.

Ive even tried taking out my PSU, under full load its almost searing to the touch, ive had one reboot due to the heat (im guessing).. I had it running at 251 fsb, to give me 3.51ghz on my pentium d 820... ran great.... except for the reboot..



any other owners out there experience this??

 

[Arcygenical]

Most NB's are rated up into the 100s before they have substantial problems...

So, that Reboot is probably from an instability somewhere else, other than your NB.

Yes, NB chips with a heatpipe can get extremely warm, I'm sure yours is hovering in the 60s (which would feel VERY hot...) Can you point a fan at it? Maybe it's time to zip tie a fan to it, grab another HSF for the chipset or use an Aerocool spotcool.

 

[Drewis]

thanks alot.