Northbridge heat

[whespe]

Hi TH forum, first time poster, long time leecher here;

First build just finished successfully,
overclocked the e6400 to 2.6ghz on the gigabyte ds3

question about the northbridge temperature.

CPU is running 32idle 38load
the mobo (NB) is running 41 idle, 49load.

Wondering if anyone has had this problem, and if anyone has experience with northbridge active cooling.
I have a tower cooler ( ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186134 )
i have read that tower coolers dont pass as much air over the power converters and the NB, wondering what the consequences of this running relatively hot.

any insight to this matter and discussion on the topic would be appreciated

 

[atp777]

Since that board has passive cooling for the Northbridge, you could attach a 40mm fan to it relatively easy. There are other posts in th forumz that explain how to do this.