Case Fan question

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Originally Posted by richlevy

It's Farenheit. Anvir gives you a choice between measurements.

93 degrees F in a Northbridge (?) chip is nothing and would not be changed by additional case fans.

As an experiment (and once it is determined where the measurement is being taken), stick a cheap heatsink on that chip. A lower temperature would confirm what is being measured. If its 93 degrees F inside a chip, that chip is living the good life and would be happy even when the room temperature rises to 120 degree F. An old rule for semiconductors (that I even learned in the early 1960s) - if you touch it and don't leave skin, then it is not too hot. Semiconductors even at those tepid temperatures are not physically harmed.

But again, first establish what is being measured where.