A8N Sli-Deluxe chip fan problems

[Larry]

"> Any thoughts as to how different users could get such widely varying

results, all the way from "that thing is hot" to "cold" using the same
heatsink?

I just read a review on Newegg that Asus has a new fan
that will fix the problem.

 

[Mark]

Any thoughts as to how different users could get such widely varying
results, all the way from "that thing is hot" to "cold" using the same
heatsink?

Other than I have a 120mm YSTECH fan blowing over it.
This model provides probably one of the biggest air flows of any computer fan
I know, YS-TECH FD1238 120mm fan 2800rpm, 125cfm 40.5dBA £11.69
overclockers.co.uk.

Mark

 

[milleron]

That's because the Premium uses a heatpipe setup which has to be mounted in
a certain orientation, if you put it upside down, it traps the heat at the
chipset instead of transporting it to the heatsink

Yes, we know why it gets hot when mounted upside down. This scenario
was posted here as evidence that the temp sensor that's reported as
"motherboard" or "system" is actually measuring the chipset
temperature.

Ron