CPU cooling...will my mobo snap???

[fishboi]

I've had a dud chip from the beginning (dont you remember all my other posts). Temps are just too high, no matter what I do. I know the Thermalright Ultra 120 is a MACHINE, because at stock with stock HSF, my temps on TAT were 55C. I mean, thats just rediculous. Anyway, cant get into that again. I have high temps, I'll live with it. Plan to upgrade to Kentsfield in 2 years, so hopefully the chip will last about that long. I should be able to get 3.6ghz out of this rig without a prob. Just wish I had a lucky chip.

 

[Eurasianman]

Don't mean to hijack the thread, this is for Fishboi

Up the MCH to 1.65V if it doesn't make you too uncomfortable and the CPU voltage to 1.5875V and 1.3 vFSB. Saw someone else do it in another thread and got to 3.6GHz. Btw, you should e-mail Intel and ask them to replace your chip!

 

[fishboi]

I've managed to boot at 3.6Ghz (maxed out MCH, FSB voltages etc), and set my v-core to 1.5v. Seemed ok. Ran TAT at 100% load on both cores, and temps hit 75 before I hit the reset button. Didnt like that idea too much.

About your advice on RMA'ing the chip - I'd love to do that, but one isnt allow to overclock without voiding the warranty, and stock idle temps at 55C are ok to them right? Please advise.