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Hi all, I want to OC my secondary computer. I am running an Abit An8 Ultra and and x2 4400+ (89W) version. So I checked out the the AMD site: It says that the in the max temperature "49-71 C" Now by that are the refering to the CPU temperature or are they talking about the temperature...

Hey unclewebb, you make a really good point. The only thing that has me concerned now is that when I had the Zalman on there it was giving me the same temperature numbers as the stock intel hsf. Even if the numbers inside Realtemp are wrong, the fact that the zalman only gave me like 1 degree...

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I want to probably OC to around 3.0 maybe 3.2 since I will be only running on air. I just went to the store and the damn cpu coolers are so pricey. I guess I will have to research to see what is the best and the best price now. Thanks for the screen shots...

Wow so nothing is very accurate? I am left wondering if lapping the processor is the only way to go. Sensor readings aren't accurate but almost all the other Q9300 are reporting much lower temps.

Ok well just to clarify a few things. The intel HSF can't be installed incorrectly. It is a pushpin design and has a circle of thermal compound cut into 3 stripes. You put the HSF down and push your clips in and your set. Can't mess that up. I have done many Arctic Silver installs and always...

Well I just put in the stock intel HSF. Wow that was a very annoying install. I can't stand pushpins, intels install instructions of the pushpins are useless. The HSF itself is not copper from what I am seeing. Unless the core inside the metal is. My core temps are running pretty much the same...

uncleweb, thanks for that info as well. Somehow when I was typing browser refreshed and I forgot to retype my line. Well that being said I am going to put on the stock intel cooler eventhought it looks rinky dink compared to my Zalman but you are right it is old and this is a quad core. The...

Guys thanks for your input so for, this issue is driving me up a wall at this point. Today I took off my zalman heat sink and cleaned, and reapplied arctic silver as per the arctic instructions. Temperatures still hovering at the same number 56 56 51 51 with the browser or 2% load spikes...

Ok this is now officially not making much sense to me. I wanted to start OCing my new machine so I am taking inventory of my stock temperatures and they seem extremely high. I even turned off bios control of the cpu fan and have it running at 100% and disabled EnergySaver. I have an intel...