70 Celsius too high under full load?

E8400?

I regard 70 C. as right on the edge of "too high". OTOH, there's little in the line of real world applications that will load both cores 100% and drive the temps up.

Having said that, do not OC until you have better cooling.

For an excellent (though a little complex) thread on thermal management:
Core 2 Quad and Duo Temperature Guide
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/221745-29-core-quad-t...

yes, it is an e8400

Also, would it be normal to receive different temps on a different mobo?

I had this processor installed on a different motherboard, and it was about 10 degrees cooler with the same heatsink/fan.

Thanks for the quick response, by the way

what do u use to see the temps? check again with everest.

everest gives the same reading as asus probe.

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IMO is good, the problem coul be if the temp of the processor is more that 100, but inclusive mt 955 with oc @ 3.8GHz stay in under 80.

I view 70C as my upper limit, with 65C being more reasonable. And again, only for short spurts. I'd look to improve your cooling a little bit.