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    Q9450 Heat

    Hey Guys... Good news Pic Picture says it all. Idle is 30C +/- a few degrees and under load of FSX, i saw a high of 47C. Im a happy guy. -Richard
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    Well.. i hate to revive my old topic, however just for closure, and anybody who may happen across this thread with the same problems: about 2 weeks ago, my system froze, and upon a reboot, would not post, troubleshooting and all, simply no response. After testing the parts on other systems...
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    Q9450 Heat

    Ok. i just completed a load temp Marathon, with just ventrilo, and world of warcraft running, i was steady in the 65-70 area. Beddie bye time for me for now.
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    Well.. my last system, had a 4200+ X2 it, and it would idle at about 30-35C, Under load, it would be at about 45-50, and under extreme load (prime 95 etc), it would hit 60. Since I seem to be idling at 60C, thats why im a bit concerned. With all of my previous builds, as far as I am...
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    Just flashed the bios to p04, which I believe is the latest, and im still hovering at about 50C idle. Im beginning to debate if maybe my motherboard is faulty. The motherboard was purchased discounted for open box, it hadnt been used, and i saw no damage on it. It passed all of my tests...
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    Q9450 Heat

    Hey guys, I just got the AC 7 pro installed, and im still seeing numbers in the hight 50s to low 60s, while idling. As I recall, there is a break in period, which will drop the temps a few degrees in a few days, but im still 30 degrees above where i feel i should be. Its starting to get...
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    Q9450 Heat

    Hey guys thanks for the info, i read a few reviews on newegg, and i just put an order in for an AC7, and some more Arctic Silver. Hopefully in a few days ill have some smaller numbers. In the mean time, im going to relax my use a bit so i dont stress anything.
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    Q9450 Heat

    In the order you asked. -Stock Clock Settings (no need to OC) -Ambient room temperature varys between 65-75 farenheit -Not sure what mounting mechanism means its a 780i mobo, nothing modified -Arctic Silver -NXZT Alpha Case, Aiflow is decent, far better then other cases ive had. currently...
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    Q9450 Heat

    Hey guys, Just yesterday i noticed that my processor was hitting some pretty high temps, so I took a deeper look. Using a couple different programs at ilde, i got these numbers: Real Temp Core1: 56 Sensor Movement: 11 Core2: 55 Sensor Movement: 10 Core3: 56 Sensor Movement: 10...