Core 2 Quad Q9650 temps core 3 and 4 are much hotter than core 1 and 2.

Millerchamp

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Ok so i have got myself a Q9650 got it installed, made sure the thermal Arc Silver 5 was spread even as possible on both CPU and heat sink. Made sure the pressure was as even as i could get it as well. Here is a screen shot of my temps from prime 95 stress test.

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Are those temps pretty normal distance from each other? I do have ths cpu overclocked from 3.0 to 3.6 ghz. Vcore is at 1.47500 colts and FSB is at 1.35 volts.
 
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i got a Q9550 OCed to 3.5 and i get close to those temps with my Zalmen 9500 cooler. if its air cooled those temps seem pretty normal for it being OCed and pushed to its max.

oskerw

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I'd say that's normal. I've had temps vary 8 - 9 C on a 2500k. Sometimes great variations are due to uneven thermal paste on the CPU or improper mounting of the cooler, but that doesn't seem like the case here.