E8400 Temps

I recently built a new system with the E8400 chip on a P5KE mobo. I was getting hi temps under load. I checked the HSF to see if it was properly seated but it was slightly crooked. I straightened it and now the temp is stuck at 26c and does not change. The HSF does not seem to get very warm under load so I think it is properly installed and have gotten about 15% jump in 3dmark score. Any ideas?

If your 3dmark scores went up in the processor section after you reseated your heastsink then I would say your processor was getting hot and the processors was issueing stop_clk to keep it from reaching a thermal setpoint. The performance increase can be attributed that you processor stopped throttling itself.

Mmmmm, your sentence contradicts itself. You say it now stuck at 26C but temps get to 32-34C under Load. Are you reading these temps from within Bios or using program to correctly derive the processor Temperature?

Update your bios and see the stuff where other users have fixed the problem.

If that doesn't fix the problem then take the cpu back and ask for an exchange.

Or get a Q6600 which actually works and is a better all round cpu.

True ... but at least that cpu seems to work properly ... is cheap, a good overclocker, and all round 4 cores gives the pc a longer likely life.

The op didn't state what he uses it for.

I am a gamer ... you are ... he didn't say.

Seems odd that you were getting high temps, and then played with the HSF and are now getting a locked reading......

So from this I surmise that it is working really well and you have a nice and cool running cpu.

If your going to go and overclock it I suggest you read some of the other threads .. .specifically on Wolfies ... and don't try pushing any where near the voltage that others have put into the Conroe cpu's.

Do your research first and see what others have used safely first.

I am sure it you ask others will assist ... there are at least a dozen users here with experience in that regard.

Good luck.