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M6E - PLX chip temps

LeCramp
Level 7

‎07-22-2013 08:13 AM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 08:26 PM by Community Admin

Hi guys,

Just out of curiosity, what are the safe temps for the PLX chip?

I'm running 3 x 780 GTX in SLI in a fully custom water cooled loop with the CPU.

AI Suite 3 is by default set to trigger a warning when the PLX chip gets hotter than 60c.. This happens within a minute of gaming in my pretty well ventilated case.

Should I be worried? I've seen it aproach 70c (and even pass) at times in these warm summer days.
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Chino
Level 15

‎07-22-2013 08:25 AM

Welcome to the ROG forums, LeCramp.

It is normal that the PLX gets that hot. If you look at it closely, you'll see that it's a really tiny chip. Now imagine all the heat that is generated in that small area.
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Shamino
Moderator

‎07-22-2013 09:20 AM

the thermal shutdown temp is configured to be at 105c or so and it can be running 100c for a long time without anything blowing up.
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LeCramp
Level 7

‎07-22-2013 10:16 AM

Perfect - I won't worry too much then.. Was already planning to upgrade my watercooling with some motherboard blocks 🙂

Thanks to both of you 🙂
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