Thanks Serpent. I used a credit card to spread the AS5 and yes, the BT wasn't making good contact with the heat spreader. With my Q6600 overclocked to 3.0 ghz, core temps are:
Before: 74 73 73 74
Now: 67 60 60 67
I'm trying to readjust my heatsink in order to get even pressure. Any...
Oh yea, with EIST and CE1 enabled and overclocked to 3.0 ghz, core temps are 35 36 33 36 running at 333 mhz x 6. I don't know why there is such a huge difference between idle and load temps. System temp (ambient) is 23C.
I have a Big Typhoon with a Q6600 B3 on this IP35-E motherboard. I've remounted the BT at least 3 times, applied AS5 per website's instructions - using very little - and here are my core temps with EIST and C1E off:
*at idle all 4 cores' temps. are within 3C, at load all within 2C; VID=1.30v...
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