What is the maximum safe 24/7 temperature for the X38 chipset? I have a DK X38 mobo and because of the TRUE that I have installed on the cpu and the video card I am not able to get a heatpipe cooler on the chipset. I have a coper enzotech cooler with a fan right now and the temp gets up to 55C when under load. I was also wondering if anyone has taken the heatspreader off of this chipset.
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X38 temps
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How are you measuring the temp?
My X38 has a System temp sensor but it seems to be tied to the local case air temp and not the chipset.
It idles at 31C and under load for a few mins remained at 31C but I know it does rise a bit under load.
This is with an E8400 clocked to 4.1GHz in an Antec 900.
ps have you tried rotating the TRUE 120 90 degrees? (You may have more room to fit a chipset cooler)
I had to do that to fit it in the Antec 900.
My X38 has a System temp sensor but it seems to be tied to the local case air temp and not the chipset.
It idles at 31C and under load for a few mins remained at 31C but I know it does rise a bit under load.
This is with an E8400 clocked to 4.1GHz in an Antec 900.
ps have you tried rotating the TRUE 120 90 degrees? (You may have more room to fit a chipset cooler)
I had to do that to fit it in the Antec 900.