Hot Core 2 Duo - Please read

[Mr_T]

It seems load of people are reporting hot Core 2 chips (me included)

I'm wondering if there is a common factor... possibly the motherboard?!

I have an Asus P5B Deluxe
E6600 L628A
Ninja Heatsink & Fan

Idle temp 50 degrees @ stock.

Can anyone else with similar issues please post their specs

Cheers

 

[Mr_T]

Not yet...

I've actually got somany factors that could effect temps at the moment...

1st there was the stupid amount of paste I initially put on.
2nd the base plate of the ninja needed cutting which I did but haven't tested yet as I was waiting for some AS5 paste to arrive
3rd The paste has arrived today with a new Tuniq 120 cooler
4th Being an impatient git I started lapping the cpu

So... once I've finished lapping the cpu I'm going to put it back in with some AS5 & the ninja and record the temps.

Then I'll try it with the Tuniq 120 and see if thats any better.

Why am I so desperate? A mate just got a Dell 700 XPS with the same chip as mine and his is idle at 20 degrees!

Mind you he can;t really overclock it on his dell

 

[Mr_T]

I was there when he checked it with TAT 20c idle 35c on load - Not sure what Vcore he had though... either way very impressive next to my head boiling cpu