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thing is...im not trying to OC. im running stock everything..i would totally undervolt if my motherboard gave me the capability. and as ive said before i have 5 case fans...lately its been alot cooler so my temps have dropped below 50C idle. actually hovering around 45-46C now with an ambient of...

thanks for all the suggestions guys. i think im just going to leave everything as is and hope MSI releases a bios update that allows undervolting, since all it lets you do now is add voltage. maybe ill have the balls to lapp the heatsink and cpu one of these days...tested it on our granite...

will definately check out the zalman. i dont know whats wrong though...newegg says the arctic cooler 7 pro should do fine. many reviews with people hitting 30-40C with no issues at all. i tried reseating it and cleaning and reapplying as5 and still around the same temps. although i hear theres a...

i dont wanna drop the pennies down on a 65 dollar thermalright 120 though :-/. i did some research before buying the arctic cooler though, it was supposed to be a decent cooler.

darn...i was hoping i wouldnt have to buy another heatsink. the arctic cooler was already 25bucks. its similar to the stock intel hsf except 10x quieter which is kinda what im going for, but its running way to hot imo. about the thermalright ultra 120 extreme...i dunno if thatd fit in my case...

first off, im thinking after reading alot of threads here im running pretty hot. specs: -msi p6n sli -q6600 b3 - stock everything (no overclocking) with EIST enabled -arctic cooler pro 7 -arctic silver 5 -coolermaster elite 331 case - 120mm yate loon intake, 120mm cooler master exhaust, 80mm...