VRM Heatsinks.

[Yatin]

Hey guys!

I wanted to know if the VRM Heatsinks on motherboards have any advantage or should I go with the one without a VRM Heatsink.

[arielfall]

If you plan on overclocking you'll probably want a heat sink. Some boards can over heat the VRM and MOSFETs and then they'll throttle your CPU to prevent them melting.

 

Better to be safe if you plan on OCing.

[Razzaa]

Hey guys!

I wanted to know if the VRM Heatsinks on motherboards have any advantage or should I go with the one without a VRM Heatsink.

All good quality made boards these days have heatsinks on the VRM & MOSFETs. If it does not have them I would recommend getting one that does.

[Yatin]

All good quality made boards these days have heatsinks on the VRM & MOSFETs. If it does not have them I would recommend getting one that does.

Does the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard have a VRM Heatsink?

[MPX309]

Does the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard have a VRM Heatsink?

 

Don't think you can OC on them anymore? Intel put a stop to it (I could be wrong)

[Razzaa]

Does the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard have a VRM Heatsink?

I am not sure. Iant that a mATX board?

[MPX309]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/07/25/intel-overclocking-block/1

[Yatin]

Don't think you can OC on them anymore? Intel put a stop to it (I could be wrong)

I am not going to OC. That is why I am planning to go with B85. However, I heard that Asus have enabled overclocking on their H81, B85, H97 and H87 motherboards for the Pentium G3258.

[harrynowl]

Does the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard have a VRM Heatsink?

Wouldn't matter to be honest. No real overclocking can be done on B85.

[airdeano]

increasing the voltage (and frequency) creates heat within the

VRM (voltage regulator module). without proper heat dissipation, the module will

fail prematurely. so operating without a heat sink while overclocking will allow the

motherboard to fail sooner. hence, most cost-cutting features associated the

overclocking have been removed from specific motherboards.