might be running just a little bit too hot... hey, i have the same mobo too. If ur CPU temp remains below 60C at full load, then this Vcore is fine. if the temp is above 65C at full load, u need to reduce the Vcore. If sometimes you feel little, useless,...

THANKS!!! And please continue posting! hehehe ;) I would like to solve the problem. THANKS A LOT!!! To change the vcore for your Paly, try setting "CPU Vcore Setting" to manual (located in your BIOS). Confirm if the vcore is at 1.75v in your BIOS first though,...

for load line calibration in my bios. It says I can disable it to use intel's specs or enable it to reduce vdroop: should I enable it? If so, can I then reduce my vcore voltage in the bios? Also, I would really appreciate a brief *practical* explanation...

have you done? Do you have other mainboards or CPUs (or a friends' computer will do nicely) to swap and isolate the problem? For god's sake - reduce your overclock and reduce vcore! This is a classic case of electromigration. 1.5V is the MAX for 65nm...

and its running small FFT's right now at 84C at 4.2Ghz, the temp seems high but i have D0 stepping i7 and I read that the max for those are 85C. Are there any other settings that I can change to reduce the vcore and QPI vcore to drop the temps? Specs:...

with the side covers removed and all fans running at full RPM throughout the tests. Maybe I should keep trying to re-apply the compound and HSF until I get a temperature lower than 80 degrees? Reducing Vcore will reduce temperatures. If you haven't already...

but what I could claim no great benefit. The most effective way to reduce the temperature is reduce the applied voltage to lower limit for example reduce the Vcore from 1.38VDC to 1.26VDC will see great reduction on temperature, or just add a good design heatsink...

happens. I'm running the same mobo/proc/ram at 4 GHz on 1.23v. This should lower your load temps at least a bit. Also, neither of the articles you linked are testing it on an i7, so you can't expect those temps. ^+1. Reduce vcore and see. Also the Zalman...

need more? Otherwise I will send it back I guess. Thanks daship ASUS's BIOS is notoriously known for automatically overvolting the CPU. You should reduce your Vcore to lower than 1.15V, or even 1.10V. I'm running at 3.2Ghz with 1.15V, so you should...