Asus Rampage II Gene Intel X58 mATX north bridge really toasty?

Runebeard · #1 08-01-10, 10:24 PM

Hey folks,

I was looking at building a compact yet powerful pc to eventually replace my now tired laptop I bought to see me through uni, and thought that this was a good place to start, yet I've seen customer reviews say the northbridge runs rather hot sometimes even triggering a thermal shutdown.

Anyone know if it really is that bad? And if so anyone got any recommendations of how to keep it colder and more stable?

Cheers for any help

Ghosthud1 · #2 08-01-10, 10:28 PM

not really any worse then the rest of the x58 range

having experience with only the p45 varient i can say that it defo ran nice and cool

Hosso · #3 16-01-10, 11:42 PM

I think it will be depending on your cooling, airflow such as. we all know that x58s are runs hot. I just ordered mine (Gene II) can't wait

Runebeard · #4 17-01-10, 09:43 AM

Yeah, turns out the my dream of making a mobile pc wasn't gonna work in the case I wanted without putting the money up for some decent watercooling, so I've had to scale up to a midtower, which means I'm now gonna go for an ATX mboard instead.

Thanks for the advice though guys, it's much appreciated