Its a MSI MPG B550 Gaming plus motherboare and the cpu is absolute cool just not this
Its a MSI MPG B550 Gaming plus motherboare and the cpu is absolute cool just not this
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Why are U touching it ?
It’s a heatsink for the VRMs.
lol because thats what its designed to do
That’s its job. Doesn’t have a fan so it’s depending on case airflow to help dissipate the heat it’s taking from the components under it.
That’s a VRM heatsink. VRMs can get pretty hot since they are supplying all the power to the CPU. Pretty normal.
Is it painful to touch, or just hot? If it’s not painful to touch then things are doing fine and well below problematic temperatures.
the tiny little people living in there are running around like crazy, that produces heat and that heat must go.
This is the heatsink for VRMs (Voltage Regulator Module), which normally get hot, and that metallic heatsink is used to dissipate heat from it so it is perfectly normal for that heatsink to get hot, nothin to worry about
Define “hot”. You will feel pain if it gets around 70C (158F), but it is pretty normal for electronics.
Run HWInfo64 and look for VRM (may me named as MOS or VDDCR) temperature. Anything below 105C is normal under heavy load.
it is the vrm heatsink. if it didn’t get hot, it wouldn’t do it’s job, i.e. get rid of excessive heat.
IF it gets very very hot, it means something is off, but you’d notice that because you’d experience stability issues. it would also smell a little. if it concerns you, you can install a fan at the back or top of the case, so as to draw some air over it. it is likely unnecessary but it also doesn’t hurt.
This is a heat sink, it is suppose to be hot
You can and should mount and exhaust fan btw
As long as it stays well below 110°C it’s fine
As long as the ram is not hot ur ok
It’s a heatsink.. dissipates the heat. Not really designed to be touched during use. But sure go for it.
Lick it
It’s so hot man. Much hotter than those women on OF.
dont worry there are componatns on that spot what regulating power across the board. they heat up while working but thats why they have that heatsink on them.
Vrns go vroooom and they hot
Because It is sexy
https://i.redd.it/md5jo57rpswe1.gif
Moto moto is the VRMs
That’s the point. It’s a heatsink, it’s meant to absorb the heat from the components under them.
that heatsink accumulate heat gradually and the components are way more tolerant in a daily usage. no need to get worried.
In a matter of fact, there are some motherboard that do have active cooling on VRM heatsink, like in the ASUS STRIX X570-i, an ITX board that have a power delivery with a punch, and some EATX motherboard do have it also, like the MSI X670E Godlike or the ASUS X399 Prime-A.
It is in fact a heatshield, the purpose of it is to get hot so other components doesn’t get as hot
Hey, you’re attracted to what you’re attracted to. I won’t kink shame.
You should not be sexually attracted to a heatsink
Because it’s a **heatsink**, and VRMs need to dissipate **a lot of heat** on modern motherboards.
I heard it doesn’t feel as hot if you don’t touch it
That is a heatsink. It’s made to take the heat from the components and dissipate into the air so the fans can blow it away.
Well for one, it’s supposed to be.
And two, because you don’t have a fan exhaust.
Ppl really do be feeling their pc
you should thank it for being so hot, else your mobo would sizzle like a barbeque
It is a heatsink.
This is a heat sink. It’s only purpose in life is to dissipate the heat. It’s going to be hot.
It is a heatsink!
It sink heat…
That’s its job
Lol… Would be concerning if it wasn’t.
Ok i get it its stupid to touch the heatsink or any heat sink with my hand and i know i need an exhaust fan back there so stop blowing up my notificiations (bad english)
Well… That IS what it’s for… it’s supposed to do that.
It’s a heatsink/shield that draws heat away from the components underneath it and moves it to where it is easier for the case fans to cool it. Same principle as a CPU cooler or heatsinks on RAM etc…
That said, it shouldn’t be getting ridiculously hot, it could be getting the heat from the CPU blown from the cooler straight into it and adding extra heat, maybe try adding an exhaust fan to the rear of the case and/or having a fan on either side of your CPU cooler…
Or if you already have fans setup like that then you might need to increase their RPM to push more air through and back out of the case.
(Edit, after posting I saw the photo again and yeah you have no exhaust fan on the rear of the case (that mesh area right next to the circled spot) that will make a HUGE difference because as it is right now, hot air is pooling in that spot from more air being blown in than can escape, because it’s not getting blown back out… Ideally you want the same amount of fans/air entering the case from the front/bottom as you have exiting the rear/top)
That is literally the get-hotinator
It’s doing it’s job
It’s a heat sink. Getting hot is what it’s supposed to do. Quit touching it.