P9X79 - Digi+ Power Control is very Hot

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L1qu1d

L1qu1d

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Hello,

I might be having throttling issues with my setup. I was having random frame drops in Battlefield 1 to 40s on a 1080 GTX @ 1080p.

After removing the side panel of my Case, the problems seemed to have stopped (I have a in win 940 case, very good looking but terrible airflow).

I was wondering if Hot Digi+ and hot X79 Chipsets could result in frame drops, and what to do about it?

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Thank you.

The Funny thing is, my CPU is always at 45 on load 30 idle and my GPU never goes above 73 Degrees. Motherboard temperatures seem to be 50 according to monitors but when touching the chips, they are scolding hot.

Full Specs:

24 GB Ram DDR3 G skill 2400 mhz
Asus p9x79 Mother board
1080 GTX GPU
Corsair 860 PSU
Intel 530 SSD 256 + 2 PNY 480 SSD.
In Win 940 case.
 
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If the power to the CPU isn't controlled correctly, but is still stable enough for the CPU to throttle down, then yes.

Power supply issues are also a possibility.

Without having parts to swap and easy access to things like volt-meters, oscilloscopes, and an infrared thermometer it is hard to say what could be wrong. You can start eliminating possibilities, but only be certain when the system is functioning again.
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If more airflow isn't an option, you can consider swapping the large aluminum heatsinks for some custom copper ones. Would make it a little more efficient depending on the height of your CPU cooler.

If there is room there are also several models of tiny clip on squirrel cage fans that might do it:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/asus-optional-fan
(as an example)

Motherboard temp sensor could be anywhere unless you specifically know or they tell you.
 
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Could Hot Chip sets result in those frame drops, or do you think this is happening elsewhere?
 
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If the power to the CPU isn't controlled correctly, but is still stable enough for the CPU to throttle down, then yes.

Power supply issues are also a possibility.

Without having parts to swap and easy access to things like volt-meters, oscilloscopes, and an infrared thermometer it is hard to say what could be wrong. You can start eliminating possibilities, but only be certain when the system is functioning again.
 
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Ok I'll do some testing this weekend and report back!
 
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