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    E2180 and P31 Temperature Issues

    I've already contacted Gigabyte with the following result: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model Name : GA-P31-DS3L(rev. 1.0) -------------------------- M/B Rev : 1.0 BIOS Ver : F3 Serial No. : 010471933182816521SN0731405108 Purchase...
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    E2180 and P31 Temperature Issues

    The temps with the all aluminum stock cooler are pretty much the same, but ironically the fan runs at a lower RPM and is quieter. Isn't the sensor in the chip package itself rather than on the motherboard? I was thinking maybe there was an incompatibility between that CPU and that motherboard...
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    E2180 and P31 Temperature Issues

    Yes, I've used Coretemp and it showed basically the same temps as TAT, Speedfan, and Gigabytes system monitoring utility.
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    E2180 and P31 Temperature Issues

    I have a Pentium E2180 on a Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L that has been flashed with the latest BIOS. I have tried both the stock Intel all aluminum cooler as well as an Intel copper-cored HSF from a retail P4. At stock CPU speed (2GHz) under full load using TAT and with the copper cored HSF, I am...
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