IOH Temps

Hi All,
I've started to have issues with the Temps on the IOH. I have read most of the info on the forums and have tried cleaning the chips and AS5 them with 3m bolts and nuts. Temp is a little better but can still hit 80c during gaming...
The only thing I didn't do was remove the chip protector on the heatsink to polish it. Is this the next step and what will happen if I remove it?
Thanks!

Speaking of temps. I have noticed with Speedfan, and OCCT I m getting tmpin0 of 127!, now I do not understand why, since CPU-z HWmoniter is telling me my tmpin0 is 31 now and a max of 35? Now is OCCT measuring something different than HWmoniter? I do not get those reading with the other programs I am running. Any suggestions to see if I can resolve this or if it is an error.

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IOH Temp - Obsession, Over Reaction, Or A Real Reason For Concern

Many of us have concerns over what is an acceptable IOH temp at idle & full load. Please, no rants, tangents, or bashing. If you feel your temp is too high, lets keep everything constructive, & let's all work together to get it fixed. To date, we have two types of boards to consider, those with push pins, & the others with machine screws. A simple test to see if your IOH temp may benefit from some form of a mod, a gentle but firm downward pressure on the IOH heatsink after it is fully warmed up, it may take 15 seconds or so before any reaction, but does the temp start to decrease? By how much? If around 10c reduction, increasing the downward pressure by hardware modification may be an option.
Before taking this too far, what 'is' too hot? If we can believe the manufacturer of the chip, 100c is it's max. limit. For everyday use at full sustained load, from what I can gather from Intel, 95c Tcontrol appears to be the 'magic' upper limit without any possible long term degradation or data corruption. Anything at or below that, as per them (meaning Intel), should have no effect on the chip's lifespan. The jury is still out, & only time will tell. Details can be obtained by reading the Intel X58 Express Chipset Thermal and Mechanical Design Guide of March 2009.
For those that wish to take further steps to reduce their IOH temps, these existing threads have a 'lot' of useful information on how to, what with, & where it can be found.
References; (note Reply #38 by mighty in Scotslad's thread) Scotslad https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=124752.0
evr999 https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=126885.0
Dankirk2 https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=129339.0
Also, voice your concerns if you feel it necessary to MSI Tech. Support. Depending on your location, USA & UK http://ocss.msi.com/ other areas of the world http://support.msi.com/ Keep in mind, MSI is 'very' aware of our concerns, & they are making changes. I've seen them on a couple of recent boards I have assembled.

Funny you should ask... At about the same time that the Xserve was discontinued, we also lost our channel rep of nearly 14 years. Right now we are not sure who our rep is. I have however, sent this to as many people in Apple that I could think of. And I plan on continuing to reach out to as many as possible.
The sad reality is that this decision is impacting customer deployments and the future of customer installations. Apple strives for market share and loves to tout those numbers. But the numbers we fought for over these last eight years are going to disappear.
As much as this impacts our business, we are making up for it in enterprise deployment of systems. We will survive and lead in our geographic area. I do not fear that. But OS X Server is a UNIX server and with it has come all of the benefits of a UNIX system, including legitimacy in a data center. The Intel Xserve cemented this reality because of its hardware configuration and form factor. Yes, we have G4 and G5s still in service. But those are mostly in all Mac shops that understand the benefits and can work around the buzz word limitations. But fortune 100/500 IT departments did not really get on board until the release of the Intel server.
Still beating the drum to raise awareness. Spread the word and talk to your Apple reps.
Also, ask about the direction that Apple's Enterprise team is going. If the news I hear is correct, then our fears about all things pro and enterprise going away are likely true.

IOH Temp x58 Pro-e Confusion

Hi,
I've read most of the threads on this topic, but my IOH temp is at 115 C where most others are at 70C. I'm not even overclocking or anything. I contacted tech support and they said it runs hot but the temp is fine. I don't really buy that. I asked if I return it for another would I see the same temp and they said yes. Mine seems newer as it has screws rather than spring loaded clips to hold the heatsink. Two questions:
1. The Intel spec is 100 C and mine is much above it. Doesn't that mean something else is wrong?
2. Would reseating the heatsink with AS5 really help get this to a managable range?
Any advice would be appreciated!
i7 920
2 geforce 8800gts
2 segate 500 gig hd
6 gb Partrio ddr3

Welcome to the forum drmtesta
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I've read most of the threads on this topic
Yes, many a topic has been written. I would refer you though to this one. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php/topic,129339.0.html
Please also refer to all the links inside that topic.
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Would reseating the heatsink with AS5 really help get this to a managable range?
Most seem to have had some success to a lesser or greater extent. Some even resorted to fitting after market heat sinks. The question remains, does that void the guarantee?
If that temp of yours is real, then I would most certainly be worried as well. If the Intel spec states 100, then that is 15% beyond. I don't know what that will do to your component lifetime.
Basically you have two options, swop the board with the retailer or take the technical route and try and fix it yourself based on the expertise and feedback from the forum feedback.
May I ask you how good your airflow is through the case. Part of the heat build up could be the lack of proper airflow. Secondly what CPU cooler are you using? If its the standard Intel, then I can only recommend an aftermarket cooler with better thermal conductivity and heat extraction. The i7 combo does run hotter than previous Intel platforms and extra cooling has to be a consideration.
What do your other temperatures reflect, i.e. CPU, Cores, MB etc for comparative purposes.

IOH temps higher after new CPU cooler on my X58 Pro

Hi
I have a X58 Pro with 12GB OCZ Platinum 1333 RAM + i7 920 + Antec EA500W. The stock cooler was making too much noise so I installed a new Thermaltake ISG 300 cooler. My IOH temps jumped from 57 to 82C on idle. I have an Antec Solo case which should have good airflow. Nothing else changed ....
thanks
-D

I have seen other boards with similar big coolers (albeit from other companies like Zalman) but the IOH wasnt this hot. I will definitely try the Spotcool and see if that works. My goal was to simply get rid of the loud noise of the stock cooler.
Quote from: Henry on 01-December-09, 11:35:59
Looking at other manufacturers X58 boards those heat sinks don't appear to be much different so how is it that MSI is the only one you need to feel that way. You make a modification then you need to think about the other things that mod may have an effect on. There are other coolers that would have done the job without affecting designed airflow by much if any. If you change the designed airflow characteristics then you must compensate for that. In that case an Antec Spotcool would do it.

80c Normal IOH Temp

I just built a system with the MSI pro E and I see the IOH temperature is 80c at idle state. I'm not overclocking and the CPU temp is 29c. Is this the normal idle temperature for the IOH?

Quote from: HU16E on 14-July-09, 14:10:22
Well relate2, sounds like you have some choices to make, #1 RMA your board, #2 redo the IOH, #3 do nothing, or #4 (recommend regardless of any other choice), contact MSI Tech. Support & voice your concerns with them about your IOH temp. If you choose to do nothing & the IOH fails, please let us forum users know, as no confirmed cases of IOH heat failure have been posted here so far.
Constructive comments are always a good thing, but statements like these? Anyway, here is the link: http://ocss.msi.com.tw/
1. RMA my board means doing without a computer for 2-3 weeks, plus the added cost of getting someone to remove and replace the board......not going to happen. Being a full time carer for my elderly Dad, my computer is the only thing that keeps me sane.
2. Contact MSI Tech....they say it is OK up to 100c are they kidding 100c :( it may work for a while but heating up to 100c then back to room temp will soon destroy if not the chip itself then the connections to the board. Seeing as though I haven't been through a Summer heat wave yet who knows what IOH temp I will get when the ambient is around 40c
3. Do nothing....this is what I will be doing in the short run but it looks like Gigabyte will be getting my next purchase.

Is anyone here using MSI X58 motherboard and not having a problem w/ IOH temp?

I am wondering that does evey motherboard from msi x58 has the IOH temp?

should i say ...not anymore after what i have done on my friends x58 board and on my old msi eclpise board
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3742511#post3742511
and
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=126629.0

[X79A-GD65 8D] Information about Intel(R) I/OAT and IOH temp.

Hi to all,
I've an X79A-GD65 8D mobo (bios ver. 1.6b3) and I'd like to know if is it possible to enable the Intel(R) I/OAT parameter, because I didn't find it into the bios.
Here a little more info about this technology: Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel® I/OAT), a component of Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity, improves data flow across the platform to enhance system performance (source Intel.com).
Just another information, does anybody knows how to read the IOH (X79 chipset) temperature?
Thanks in advance.
Adamo

You mean PCH temp? With CPUID's utility H/W Monitor, it is TMPIN1.
As far as Intel I/OAT is concerned, maybe this is information is covered at the Intel Website on X79 chipset mainboards. You will find all Virtualization enable/disable features in the OC, CPU Features sub menu.

Problem with MSI X58 Platinum SLI - IOH temperature !

Hi guys.
I have this PC configuration:
- MSI X58 Platinum SLI ( Bios Version 3.8 - http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6707/161020101249.jpg )
- Intel Core i7 930 2.80 GHz box ( with Intel Turbo Boost running sometimes at 3.06 Ghz )
- MSI GeForce GT240 1GB DDR5 128-bit HDMI
- Corsair 6GB DDR3 1333MHz CL9 XMS3 Triple Channel Kit ( sets to AUTO and running at 1066 Mhz )
- Corsair CMPSU-750TXEU
- Ordinary case ( http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/4200/161020101246.jpg & http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8480/161020101247.jpg ).
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
I bought my PC components 2 months ago, so they are new.
Now, guys I think that is a problem with my motherboard. When I turn on the computer in Bios I have this temps: CPU – 30 C (86 F); IOH – 71 C (159 F); System 30 C (86 F) - http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/394/161020101242.jpg. After 2 minutes the temperatures are: CPU – 34 C (93 F); IOH – 82 C (179 F); System 41 C (105 F) and 2 more minutes later the temperatures are: CPU – 34 C (93 F); IOH – 84 C (183 F); System 43 C (109 F). After 30 minutes of doing nothing I have this temps: CPU – 35 C (95 F); IOH – 85 C (185 F); System 42 C (107 F) -
Guys it is normal with IOH temperature ? I am a little worried about it ( to be honest I am more than “a little” … I am worried a lot ).
Ok, I know I don’t have a good case but in 3 weeks I should receive this Thermaltake Spedo Advance Case (http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1121&ID=1829) and I will buy a new CPU cooler ( I don’t know yet wich one – maybe Corsair CWCH70 or Noctua NH-D14 but I have to see the case first … to be sure there is a plenty of space for those coolers ).
Pls help me with that IOH temperature. It is normal ? What if I intend to make a little OC ( lets say CPU to 3652 Mhz and RAM to 1333 Mhz … but also I will ask for your support ! ) my motherboard will burn ?
If it is necessary I will contact my retailer and send him back the motherboard but … I like MSI a lot.
Thx guys for your support !

Hey guys,
Here is a nice cheap alternative.
Here is my story about the same issue. I found it after looking at why my computer freezes sometimes. Not very often but enough for me to do some investigation. I noticed my IOH temp was a whopping 117 degrees Celsius. lol. Surprised my mobo didn't burn out by now. I wanted to evaluate the situation with the heat sink and decided to take it off. After taking it off I found extremely crusty purple compound on board the chipset and the heatsink. I took me FOREVER to scrape it off. it was almost like a cement which I found odd. After scraping and cleaning the surfaces with alcohol, I placed some silver compound on and proceeded to put it back on.
Well, upon hooking everything back up I was still at 95 to 103 degs. Now I started to really look at the options to replace this. I had SLI config which means I had to do something clever with the southbridge as well. A nice thermaltake chipset solution w/fan and a low profile copper southbridge with shipping was about 45 bucks. Hmm ... This is a sure fix from the threads I have read and its really kid of expensive to fix a simple defect. the problem is not necessarily with the heatsink not being sufficient. Its the combo of the compound used vs the amount of pressure applied between the heatsink and chipset. It was completely unacceptable. I knew this right away when I was watching the temp and then I would press on the top of the IOH heatsink and I would watch it drop another 15 degrees in less then 10 seconds. The springs are extremely weak and not effective at all in transferring the heat from the NB.
Here if my fix. Cost me less than a dollar at the hardware store and it works ideal thus far. Do this at your own risk. Doing this will probably void any warranty too. All my problems are solved and I am running at 57 degrees, YES, 57 degrees with the stock heatsink and no additional cooling.
For one scrape all that old crap off like I did. Apply your new compound. But when you go to replace your heatsink, use the following method. The trick is to use metal screws with a mobo washer, original springs from the plastic studs and a nylon locknut. Use screws that are the same diameter and length (maybe a tad bit longer) as the plastic retainer studs. Also grab a few of those red nylon mobo washers too, were gonna need them as well.
After scraping and applying compound, reassemble as follows. Screw with washer inserted into the back of the mobo so the threads are out front. The plastic/nylon washer is betweeen the screwhead and the back of the mobo as a insulator. Put the heatsink on. With the threads thru the heatsink already, put the springs on and start spinning on the locknut. I torqued the nut down on the spring until the spring almost became fully compressed. The purpose of the spring here is really to prevent you breaking something and at the same time using the max force of the spring since it weak to begin with. Thats why we need to compress it down pretty much all the way. There will be little to no room in the spring at this point. The heatsink at this point should be pretty solid to the board as well. I noticed with the plastic studs before the heatsink would wobble if you gave it a little rocking back and forth before. Not this time. Shouldn't move much if at all. Remember not to torque down too much. You don't want to go beyond the springs compression. Even if you did by accident, its better then not using a spring at all. If you feel that it starts to feel tight when torquing, you torqued too far. Stop an backup a 1/4 turn or so. It is also very important to make sure both torques are equal on both sides as well. Alternate sides when torquing down. I could tell by how much thread I had left on both sides and by looking for any uneven sides.
To summarize, the compound is a problem no doubt. After you resolve the compound issue, its all about the adequate pressure between the heatsink and the IOH. Much like the amount of pressure needed between your CPU and your heatsink give or take. And the pressure that would be as an aftermarket solution like the thermaltake chipset cooler. You dont see cheesy springs on that. Wake up MSI. Simpy using a more effective spring could save MSI some cash in the long run. I envision a leafsprin design like the thermaltake chipset one. The heatsink design could be better, sure, but the design itself is not the problem. Replace the heatsinks if you would like to, if your overclocking and stuff. Funny, this board I have is a refurb too and only had it for a few weeks. Figured they would have done something about it.
Sorry the pics are not the best. Here is about as close as I could get to the finished product

Where can I get an original x58 Pro-E IOH chipset heatsink assy?

Recently built an i7 gaming rig and like everyone else had high nb temps which I'm not very keen on.
I had a Thermalright HR-05 from another build (took it out of my old system and replaced it with the original HS and sold that PC leaving me with it) that I'll use on the nb, but covering the sb will be difficult since I'm running 2 4870 cards in the pci-e slots, covering the sb and not being able to move the cards to free space above it. I don't really want to get something too fancy for the sb (the sli version of the nb cooler) as it doesn't seem to get hot.
I was thinking along the lines of using the HR-05 for the nb, cutting up the heat-pipe of the original chip-set HS and just using it on the sb as temps and clearance will be fine. Problem of course is if ever need to rma the board, I'm screwed. I've read all the posts about issues with the hot IOH temps and solutions, and this is the way I'll think I'll go.
Currently my temps are up around 90 on load, and that's in winter! It's around 10 C in my room right now and when summer comes around with 30 C that's gonna shoot up!
Long story short, does anybody know where I can get an original X58 Pro-E IOH heatsink assy that I can keep safe in case I need it (touch wood)

I have thought about that, saw it under some suggestions to fix high temps. But they have that shoved toward the NB. My HR-05 will take care of the NB (plus some serious OC in sumemr which i want to do) I just need a HS for the southbridge , and it seems that the only HS that has enough clearance and fits into the MB with long cards in xfire or sli is the original SB HS, which leaves me wanting to cut the orginal HS up to reuse on the SB and finding another complete HS just in case.

X58 Pro a Lemon? IOH cooling insufficient.

Is the X58 Pro motherboard a Lemon? The x58 cooling solution on the board is inadequate by far. Very soon, MSI will introduce a replacement board called the X58 Pro-E which has a different heat sync on the Dr. MOS and X58 chipset. They will no doubt ignore all of us with the Lemon. Which is totally unacceptable and enough to make me not want buy any MSI products ever in the future!
The only solution to cooling your IOH on the X58 Pro is to replace the useless MSI heat sync or run a small fast fan on to them.
Here are the possibilities;
1) with stock cooler IOH is 72C at idle
2) Running a 40mm 4000RPM fan ($12.00) directly onto the chips set from above the chipset, the IOH drops to 55C.
3) Replacing the sock solution with 2 Thermalright HR-05-IFX (23.00 each) the IOH drops to 38C*
*note: In my Antec Sonata case the HR-05-IFX are directly in the path of the 120mm fan exhaust that is mounted to the hard drive cage. This fan, draws air through the bottom of the case, over the hard drives and out over the motherboard. This is a Noctuna 120M fan that is running at 900 RMP (Ultra Quiet Mode). This fan blows directly onto the HR-05-IFX and helps dissipate the heat build up on the fins of the HR-05-IFX. With this fan turned off, the IOH temp starts out at 39C but quickly climbs into the 45C range with heavy use.
Using the 3rd solution, I can go up to a 190 MHz base CPU clock rate which makes the 2.6GHz i970 a 3.8Ghz CPU. The max I can go with memory is 1500MHz using OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) rated at 1600 (OCZ3G1600LV6GK). Anything above that the board is not stable. At a base clock of 210 MHz, the board hangs-up in boot. It goes through the BIOS POS T and the screen says "WAIT..." and nothing happens.
I'm using BIOS 7.3. see https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=126768.0
by the way, be careful when you remove the stock IOH cooler. Mine was pretty much stuck to the board. I had to yank it off with a set of pliers. Upon taking it off, part of the problem was clearly apparent. There was enough silicon grease (or should I say hardened cement) to drown an elephant. The grease must be the cheapest kind you can find because it had caked up into a thick layer of plastic and I had to scrape off heavy scabs. I wish I had taken a picture.
Once you do this upgrade, all of us should send the $50 bill to MSI. They should give all of us MSI X58 Pro uses a $50 rebate for selling us a Lemon.

So far, not any X58 Pro boards have burned up an X58 (IOH) that I've read about. 72c is well below the 100c limit, so those that choose not to redo the heatsinks need not panic as long as sustained full loads are below 100c.
Out of the 3 X58 Pros I've helped build, no 'Lemons' noted among them. Just started build #4. I would say your 3.8 on the CPU & 1500 on the mem. is pretty decent. The CPU only natively supports 800/1066 memory, so what's the complaint? 1333 & 1600 are 'OC' speeds. Your mem. sticks may be rated 1600, but doubt they are chipped more than 1333.
What was your specific system issue that required a bios update?
Is the X58 Pro-E a 'replacement' board as you call it, or a new introduction board to the line-up? Have you been ignored so far over your 'self proclaimed' lemon?

Improving the alignment of the IOH heatsink in a X58 Pro

Hi
In order to reduce my IOH temps, I removed the push pins. Then I noticed some sticky substance instead of thermal paste. I put some arctic silver. Now here is what happens. Temps are in 60s (from 80s) but if I press down the heatsink a little lightly, it drops to 47! So I guess its bad mechanical alignment + crappy thermal paste thats causing all this pain.
How do I improve the mechanical alignment and further reduce my IOH temps? Wouldnt mind the 47deg. My friend's UD4P has an IOH temp of ~40C!!!
-D

If the temp reduces when you press down on the IOH heatsink, that means the torque pressure is not enough. If you have access to a torque screwdriver, Intel has a specific amount, & was 50 PSI the last time I checked. Confirm at Intels web site if it is still the recommended torque. If your hardware will tighten up without taking the board loose again, only you would know that.
Honestly, unless the IOH temp hits above 95c (tControl) on a regular basis, there should be '0' performance or data loss, or component life problems. That summation is as per Intel's data.
As a side note, unless grossly overvolted or otherwise user abused, I haven't seen or heard about any Intel X58 chip failures yet on an MSI board.
Added: Replacing push pins with nylon washers nuts & bolts, is the ultimate solution. I used #4-40's.

X58 Pro IOH 77*c

I have a problem. By ues of the overcloaking center, i have seen that my IOH temp is at 77 degress celcius, which troubles me, especially since i have no idea of what IOH is.. so my questions is, what excactly is IOH and how can cool it, to a more toralable temp??? I have seen some posts about a chipset cooler, but i would pefer not buying new hardware...
other temps is
The cpu is at 21*c
The system temp is at 41*c
The gpu is at 43*C

Sorry if this reads a a rant but...
I think I've been one of the lucky ones... mine peaks ≈65°~70°C but there certainly has been a lot of threads regarding this subject! As denoted in previous posting by others, MSI has dropped the ball on cooling of the IOH. It's especially cruel that their flagship/premium board - the Ellipse with all that shiny copper (and a price to match) is susceptible to the same problems the X58 Platinum suffers with a lesser heatsink. I don't know how many calls MSI support gets from worried customers regarding these high temperatures but I bet the numbers would be substantial. I haven't failed to noticed from the sneak pics of the Ellipse Plus that they have altered the heatsink design but what about all the other users who have bought before the plus hits the market?
Most board manufacturers have gone the ""passive" route and expect the processor's fan stand up and take on the cooling task. This might be fine for people with a standard top-down type fan (a-la stock HSF) but many choose to install a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, Noctua NH-U12P, Coolermaster V8 or another that has the fan(s) pushing the air horizontally. With this type of HSF configuration or when watercooling the CPU, the airflow the motherboard designers were obviously counting on is either minimal or nil! To further rub salt into the wound, no provision has been thought of as to how people can cool the IOH without resorting to jerry-rigging a fan somewhere (zip-ties?) or watercooling the whole area. Now, if MSI has decided that the Plus board warranted a new IOH heatsink design, they must therefore acknowledge that they got it wrong on their first generation boards (Platinum & Ellicipse). Thinking back to the nForce 680/780/790 boards; manufacturers added (or supplied as an accessory) a fan to help keep the chipset cool. Shouldn't these (X58 based) boards be afforded equal treatment?
Anyway, back to burping and leak testing my ol' FX-60 equipped DFI NF4 eXpert water loop... mind you; it does have a fan on the chipset

X58 Pro - IOH Temperature - HELP! Bios?

Hello everyone... well after a number of years with a "regular" computer.... I have jumped back into an old hobby and bought an I-BuyPower PC as follows:
Processor & Memory: Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 920 (2.66GHz) 8MB Intel Smart Cache 6GB DDR3-1333 memory (2GB x 3) Triple ChannelMotherboard: Intel X58 chipset mainboard Drives:500GB (7,200 RPM) SATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive 22x max DVD±RW drive with Double Layer SupportGraphics: 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400 GT graphics 1 x DVI, 1 x S-Video, 1 x VGA out No monitor includedCommunications: Gigabit Ethernet LAN - 650 Watt Power Supply - Front fan, side 120 fan, rear 120 fan....
The Board is an MSI X-58 Pro...
After startup and install of basic software, I ran the Overclock software and noticed my IOH Temp is 72 at idle... CPU is only 28....
SOOOO....
1. Can someone tell me the "range" that each of the three temperatures should be....
2. Would flashing the BIOS help drop the IOH Temperature? Is it a bug?
My sincere thanks in advance for any help!!!!

Two of the X58 Pro's I've helped build were also 72c at idle. In retrospect, resetting the heatsinks probably wasn't necessary, but did it anyway. If you decide to do that, & don't want to re-use the stock plastic pins, nylon (thermal) bolts, washers, & nuts can be obtained from a few different sources. Hardware manufacturers or stores, hobby shops that cater to remote control aircraft etc. As deep33 suggested, the spot cooler is a good way to go too.
The heatsink hole size is 1/8" .125 U.S., 3.18mm. Length of about 1/2" (1cm?) does nicely. Depends on the height of the standoffs.
Edit: The hardware size I used is #4-40, 1/2" in length. (3mmx1cm? metric?)

X58M: IOH is 60C when idle

Hi,
I've read other complaints about high IOH temps but not many related to the X58M so I thought I'd start a thread for that topic. I wasn't that worried about the high temps until I started speedfan and it said the 61C was too high. That made me do a little searching on this topic. The heatsink on the X58M is a simple number, no heatpipes. I used a non-contact thermometer and it showed the heatsink itself is less than 50C. Not sure if this means the temp sensor reads high or if the thermal contact between chip and sink is bad like with the other boards.
Anyone else run into this with an X58M?
Best,
Sander

Quote from: HU16E on 14-July-09, 19:14:16
ghendric, what is your idle IOH temp? Did you read my Reply #3 in NocturnalOne's thread? johnqn's idle temps are 'not' even close to being too hot. If I read the Intel guide right, depending on ambient, around 65c or so at idle should be considered plenty good enough.
If you still feel yours is too hot, another effective fan is the Antec 'Spot Cool'.
Voice your concerns with MSI Tech. Support: http://ocss.msi.com.tw/
It hovers around 70-75c in idle with the GreenPower Utility running in max power saving mode. Sometimes it runs a little cooler. I think the room temperature has a lot to do with it. If its cool out in the evening, I'll open a window and have a fan blowing around in the room and it seems to make this thing run even cooler around 60c in idle with max power saving mode on. The spotcool looks like it might get it a little cooler. I think I'll pick one of those up.. thanks for the info.

Are these temps ok? (Core i7) (MSI Pro-E)

Hello folks, before I started doing some light OC, I wanted to make sure that my system was stable at stock settings, without any after market cooling devices.
My h/w specification goes like this:
CPU - Core i7 920 D0 Stepping 2.67 GHz
Motherboard - MSI Pro-E
RAM- Corsair 6 Gb kit 1333 MHz
Video card- Nvidia 9500 GT 1 Gb
Hard drives- WD 500 Gb X 2
Operating system- Ubuntu 9.10 64 bit
PSU- Corsair VX450W
I ran Mprime (the linux port of Prime95) for an hour without any issues. The temperatures were as follows:
Idle: CPU: 25-26
IOH: 64
Load: CPU: 84
IOH: 77
I know that IOH temps are high at idle, but am getting an Antec Spot Cool fan to fix that. (thanks to the informative discussions on the forums)
However what I want to know is that at full load, isn't the CPU temp too high ? My system didn't crash, but since I am new to this subject, please let me know what you think. Also, since it has been mentioned in the forums in threads regarding the high IOH temps that a lot of after market coolers leave little room for cooling of the heatsink...which brand/model/type of an after market CPU cooler according to you folks should I go for ?
Also, is there a possibility of slightly OCing the system, say up to 3 GHz, with the stock cooler, or should I start saving for a good CPU cooler ?

Quote from: Aaron on 11-February-10, 12:28:13
84 at stock? Something wrong there. Shouldn't even be going over the 50s. Make sure you installed the CPU cooler correctly. If you reinstall it and the temperatures are the same, then the chipset heatsink is making little/obscured contact and needs to be reinstalled. A fresh blob of TIM on the chipset wouldn't hurt either. (Doing both the CPU and chipset coolers would not hurt one bit.)
I still don't know why MSI's IOH temperatures are still so high. It's been months now and they still have this inconvenience/issue.
Thanks a lot for the information. I have re-checked and the CPU cooler is installed fine, is fixed tight. I will try your other suggestions as soon as I get the thermal compounds. Sidenote- Arctic Silver Ceramique should be fine, right ?
Quote from: HU16E
IOH is ok, but if you feel adventurous, new TIM & adding a nylon washer between the stock washer & spring should help. The Antec Spot Cool is a great temp reducer. All my rigs run a Zalman 9900. One reason I like it on an X58 rig, is because it gives a little passive air onto the IOH similar to the stock cooler. smile
Added: Once you get that high CPU at load figured out, you should be able to run the stock cooler up to around 3.5-3.6 with no problem.
Thanks HU16E, your posts on the other thread (on high IOH temps) have also been useful. I will look into buying the Zalman 9900, thanks for the info.
I hope I haven't done any damage to the CPU by running that stress test for an hour. (n00b query: why didn't my system shutdown at such high temperature ?)

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