scott wrote:


>>
>> CRAP.
> 
> Why crap?  You nicely proved that your CPU is not throttling itself to 
> avoid going over 78 degrees...




It does seem to run somewhat faster, now, though. Still waaay too hot 
for my comfort, though. Maybe I'll bolt a peltier cooler on the case fan  ;)

Fun fact: The screws to the heatsink mount can back out and loosen over 
time. I only discovered this after I installed the new heatsink and 
fired up the computer, only to have it shut itself down in the middle of 
POST! After a few cycles of this and the occasional BIOS complaint that 
overclocking failed (huh? I've never overclocked my system...) I finally 
ripped of the new heatsink and noticed the screws were rather loose.

Thankfully, Intel processors will shut down the system if they get hot 
enough to start a fire.



-- 
~Mike

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