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    CPU Upgrade (E8400)?

    Thanks for the responses guys. I just fired up my PC. The room it is in is about 22C. According to the probe my case has in it, the temp in there is 29C. CoreTemp shows both cores at 53C right now but it is slowly working it's way up to the 55-60 it seems to hover at. I have applied and...
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    CPU Upgrade (E8400)?

    I think so. I have used CoreTemp as well as the nVidia system monitor and they come up about the same, also looked in the BIOS. I have a fan in the front and one in the back and airflow is pretty good, temp inside the case is usually in the 30-35C range...
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    CPU Upgrade (E8400)?

    I inhereted an E6300 and an EVGA 680i Mobo from a friend. I thought I would be able to overclock the chip but it runs super hot (55C idle around 60C under load). I even tried an Arctic Cooling Frezer 7 Pro with no better results. So, I was thinking of investing in an E8400 for some...