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61C is the maximum temp, the one you looked at is a different product number. Mine specifically is HD9750XAGHBOX and HD9750XAJ4BGH. I'll try messing a bit with the voltage so long as it's stable, I can shave off 3C by bringing it from 1.33 to 1.23 volts. I'll bench it now and see if it's stable or not. But still it brings to question the 61 Max temp being ridiculous.
How in the world can I get this processor to run per specs? People complain about the stock fan but when reviewed the stock fan out-performs most after-market ones to my knowledge. It's loud which I don't like but I can deal with it. I have cool & quiet off and fan controls disabled. Any more advice?
product specs: http://products.amd.com/%28X%281%29S%28njbbzh55lszaiq45bc4ayuzg%29%29/pages/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=397&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
From the specs you provided, your processor is the phenom 9750. I didn't know this processor had more than one revision and I am sorry for reporting any wrong information.
Back to the matter at hand, in my country, the summers some times pass 40C during daytime. and After I read the article on this site, I was able to reduce the voltages and the temperature of my processor and made it run within spec (maximum CPU temperature was 54C). I lived with the stock cooler for about a year. I only changed my chassis and cooler because the motherboard temperature was always between 50-60C. But as you mentioned before, your motherboard temperature is in the 30s so, that's nothing to worry about. So, unless you're living in a hotter place, you should be able to get your processor to run within spec.
Please note that I needed to run my system in boost mode from AMD Overdrive software in order for K-10Stat to work properly (It is the green button in the top right corner of the AOD window). Otherwise, the processor will totally neglect it.But that might not be the case with you, just thought this tip might be able to help you.
Turning Cool'n'Quiet off might be an alternative to boost mode but I didn't try it. So you should try using K-10 Stat without boost mode first.
Sorry for the long reply.