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babybunny · 09-05-2004, 03:34 PM

*shrugs shoulders* When I installed the CPU I didn't see a thermal diode (small bulbous thing, right?) in the middle of the socket.

Ok, now I'm thoroughly, thoroughly confused. I just put a 120mm blowing right on the CPU HSF and the CPU temp DIDN'T change, but the AUX and MB temps dropped 5C. If you don't know the layout of my board, the chipset is under the AGP card, so the AGP card is blocking any airflow it gets from the 120mm. So why the heck is the MB temp dropping so much, with no decrease in CPU temp?

To top it off, when I tried blowing the 120mm on the chipset, the temps all around didn't change at all.

09-05-2004, 03:34 PM	#5
babybunny Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA - Ohio Posts: 120	shrugs shoulders When I installed the CPU I didn't see a thermal diode (small bulbous thing, right?) in the middle of the socket. Ok, now I'm thoroughly, thoroughly confused. I just put a 120mm blowing right on the CPU HSF and the CPU temp DIDN'T change, but the AUX and MB temps dropped 5C. If you don't know the layout of my board, the chipset is under the AGP card, so the AGP card is blocking any airflow it gets from the 120mm. So why the heck is the MB temp dropping so much, with no decrease in CPU temp? To top it off, when I tried blowing the 120mm on the chipset, the temps all around didn't change at all.