Originally posted by mafia-man
Temps are 65+ deg C with little load
WOW
ok that is a touch on the HIGH side...
I have setup my rig to post warnings or not boot if the temp goes above 50C... so that would literally FRY my system...
what sort of heatsink are you using ?
I put my zalman round the opposite way to what it was designed since it was easier for me to stick on
but the copper vein was not in contact.. it was the aluminium part and there is a section that is hollowed out... my temps shot up on boot to over 50c... and BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP cpu warning messages galore
I swtiched it round (not happy since it was easier to install one way than the other) and now my on load temp is below 40C...
whats the other heat sink you have tried using ?
consider trying underclocking the beastie and trying to run tests and see if everything IS properly seated/using enough thermal paste/plugged in proper one more time... eevn though you have done it already...
perhaps proper contact is not being made with the heatsink... check the little heatsink mounts (the 4 rubber stubby thingers on the socket) and see if any has a prob... and make SURE that the hsf's bottom is sitting flush with the cpu (don't put pressure though... no point in crushing the core)
if temps are still high consider lapping the hsf's bottom...
just going through a check list here btw...
no need to actually do ALL the work but its nice to work by process of elimination..