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Rampage 3 IOH running at 80 + C

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the IOH on the rampage 3 Extreme is always running at 80 + C.

has anyone else had this issue?

I can not swap in the optimal fan with out ditching the Cooler Master Heat sink.

This is not OCed when I do OC the IOH get to over 90C and BSODs.
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ottoyu34
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It's possibly there is bad contact on the thermal pads for the mobo heatsinks.
You could try adding some TIM betweent he pads and the chips.

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ya, I know just didn't want to take apart the whole box to do that

xeromist
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I'd start with some spot cooling. It doesn't even have to be permanently mounted so you could hang a fan with wire and see if it helps much. If you don't see much change then you're probably not getting good thermal conductance and a repaste is in order. If the temps drop substantially then you may just need to add more airflow to the case itself or change the arrangement of the fans to remove a dead spot.
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pulled everything, cleaned and then reapplied a ll thermal compound now IOH ruining at a nice 62 C under load