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Also consider applying the 'Idle' VIA chipset tweak. On some motherboards, this tweak can reduce idle temps by a good few degrees. I will not go into detail about it, but basically you can put the processor into power saving mode when the processor is idle by either the HLT command via software...

In theory the temps via the in-socket thermistor might not be that different or the Glaciator might be even higher, but the core temp itself could be much cooler with the Glaciator than the Volcano II. Joe over at overclockers.com explained to me that the in-socket thermistor reports a secondary...