The boy 4rm oz
01-31-2009, 10:07 AM
Due to the current heatwave we are having here in Australia I got thinking about my temps.
Until today I had a Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II chipset cooler on my DFI 680i LT motherboard cooling my Northbridge. Today I decided to change back to my stock DFI cooler. Yes this may sound crazy to you but for those who don't know, this is the stock DFI 680i LT Northbridge cooler:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1676/d680lt17lm9kd5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The cooler is so big that DFI package it in a seperate box to the motherboard and once installed is as tall as a graphics card.
I have been looking into the Northbridge temps for the 680i/LT chipset and have found that temps can range from 40c to 80c with a stock cooler.
According to EVEREST Ultimate (trial) my Northbridge temp stayed at 51c both idle and under load whilst using the Extreme Spirit cooler (both before and during heat wave lol). A thermal probe attached to the fins of the cooler reported temps of 36-38c idle and up to 44c load.
With the stock DFI cooler EVEREST reports 53c while a thermal probe attached to the base of the cooler (not the fins like the Tt cooler) reports a temp anywhere between 38-48c idle.
To me these temps seem ok regarding our current heat situation. I'm not doing any gaming and the temps rarely climb above those that I have stated.
I was just wondering what temps other people with the same chipset (if any) get. I have found that with stock cooler the 680i/LT chipset will sit around 60-65c and with an after market cooler any where between 45-55c. Considering the averages I think the stock DFI cooler performs fairly well even though it's made out of aluminium with a copper core compared to the Tt's all copper design.
Which cooler would you use? Keep in mind that the Tt cooler comes pre fitted with a 40mm fan and the DFI comes with mounting clips for a 60mm fan (which I intend to use). Also take into account that the thermal probe was installed on 2 different locations ( fins on the Tt and base on the stock cooler). Even though the stock cooler looks to be much hotter than the Tt, the probes reading is far closer to the actual temp.
I am leaning towards the DFI cooler. I believe that with the additional fan it should easily out perform the Tt Extreme Spirit II. I just want to hear what you think before I find another use for the Tt ;)
Until today I had a Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II chipset cooler on my DFI 680i LT motherboard cooling my Northbridge. Today I decided to change back to my stock DFI cooler. Yes this may sound crazy to you but for those who don't know, this is the stock DFI 680i LT Northbridge cooler:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1676/d680lt17lm9kd5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The cooler is so big that DFI package it in a seperate box to the motherboard and once installed is as tall as a graphics card.
I have been looking into the Northbridge temps for the 680i/LT chipset and have found that temps can range from 40c to 80c with a stock cooler.
According to EVEREST Ultimate (trial) my Northbridge temp stayed at 51c both idle and under load whilst using the Extreme Spirit cooler (both before and during heat wave lol). A thermal probe attached to the fins of the cooler reported temps of 36-38c idle and up to 44c load.
With the stock DFI cooler EVEREST reports 53c while a thermal probe attached to the base of the cooler (not the fins like the Tt cooler) reports a temp anywhere between 38-48c idle.
To me these temps seem ok regarding our current heat situation. I'm not doing any gaming and the temps rarely climb above those that I have stated.
I was just wondering what temps other people with the same chipset (if any) get. I have found that with stock cooler the 680i/LT chipset will sit around 60-65c and with an after market cooler any where between 45-55c. Considering the averages I think the stock DFI cooler performs fairly well even though it's made out of aluminium with a copper core compared to the Tt's all copper design.
Which cooler would you use? Keep in mind that the Tt cooler comes pre fitted with a 40mm fan and the DFI comes with mounting clips for a 60mm fan (which I intend to use). Also take into account that the thermal probe was installed on 2 different locations ( fins on the Tt and base on the stock cooler). Even though the stock cooler looks to be much hotter than the Tt, the probes reading is far closer to the actual temp.
I am leaning towards the DFI cooler. I believe that with the additional fan it should easily out perform the Tt Extreme Spirit II. I just want to hear what you think before I find another use for the Tt ;)