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    Pentium D 805 -- SpeedFan says "Remote" 66c idle, 89c transcode?

    Interestingly, Everest seems to match SpeedFan's readings. Intel Active Monitor isn't supported by my board, while the newer Desktop Utilities package that replaced it states that the "SM Bus could not be installed," forcing it to abort installation. Edit: Not that this is as important as...
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    Pentium D 805 -- SpeedFan says "Remote" 66c idle, 89c transcode?

    FWIW, I'm using an entry-level Intel motherboard (D101GGC). Just installed MBM 5, but seeing that it hasn't been updated since '04 the board I'm using isn't listed. Using a random Intel board on the list, I come up with case and CPU temps of -1c. Anyone know of an accurate program for...
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    Pentium D 805 -- SpeedFan says "Remote" 66c idle, 89c transcode?

    Hi all, I recently bought and set up the 805/D101GGCL combo from Microcenter and installed SpeedFan & Clockgen to see what I get out of it. Things seem to be running fine, but the temperatures seem much too high for my liking. BIOS states that the CPU idles in the mid-60's during boot...
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    Pentium D 805 Dual Core cpu & MB, $159 at Fry's

    Uh, you guys might have recieved the wrong board after all. I was looking at this combo when it was advertised in the SJ Mercury here. According to the ad, you should have recieved the RC410L/800-M. Per ECS, the board does support the Pentium D 820. I suppose support for the 805 is assumed as...