Hey all, running a Supermicro X8DTL-iF with two xeons, they're kept cool and quiet by two Noctua coolers. My issue is the chipset, even with active cooling on it it'll still reach around 80c - whilst this is fine (or atleast within the heat spec of the chipset which is afaik 95c), this also requires having basically every intake fan in the case at 100%, along with the chipset fan which ends up being considerably loud. I'd imagine this heat stems from multiple factors; the board was most likely designed to be in a 2u etc with multiple fans on it, my Define R5 which I have the board in isn't too great for front airflow, and Intel providing some pretty weedy heatsinks for the 5500/5600 platform (Intel 5500 chipset heatsink tuning)
I have ordered a Phanteks P400A as it sports a mesh front with support for 3 120mm fans. As I'm going to be swapping the entire system into it, I figured I'd take the time to sort out the chipset - question is, do I use thermal paste or pads for this? Any advice is appreciated, cheers.
I have ordered a Phanteks P400A as it sports a mesh front with support for 3 120mm fans. As I'm going to be swapping the entire system into it, I figured I'd take the time to sort out the chipset - question is, do I use thermal paste or pads for this? Any advice is appreciated, cheers.