If you pay me $5, I will write a script you can run that will call you names, say rude things about your mother, and question your intelligence in the place of the online community for this game.
Thanks! that's what I had suspected. I'd read about other running their 555BE up to 1.45V, but I assume they had some sort of after market cooling.
I'll try it and report back.
Edit: problem solved. Sirmonkey1985 you are a wonderful human being. Either everyone else has an aftermarket cooler...
Idles at 60C in bios at stock settings.
Ambient temperature is low. The mobo stays around 28C. The strange thing is that the temperature shoots up amazingly quick. If I boot up starcraft2, within 10 seconds core temp reads 67C.
I do not have another board/cpu that I can test.
Edit: C&Q is...
Is this the right place for this post?
I bought the microcenter combo 6 months ago and got the 555BE to unlock to 4 cores. I never really stressed it much, but in the last 2 months or so my computer has periodically shut down during intense activity (video games, matlab, etc.) with the 4 cores...
Note: rebate must be postmarked within 14 days of purchase, counting date of purchase.
estimated delivery date for 3day shipping is Dec 10th, according to slickdeals forums. Card may or may not be in stock.
Got me all jumpy, but I think i'll pass...
Thanks dude. I've actually purchased most of my computer hardware from newegg.
You see it's just that my most recent hardware purchase was an athlon socket 939 3500+....