- Nov 21, 2010
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Hi,
I found and bought a NIB Rampage Extreme for my Q9650 and since I never ever owned a high-end board before, there are some things that I'd like clarified.
First - my CPU is running hotter than in my previous P45-based board (1.23Vcore, 400MHz FSB) - 52 degrees instead of 45-48. Is this because the CPU soaks up the heat from the power regulation circuitry around it?
Second - how to extract more performance from my RAM? Which is the preferred method - AI Clock Twister or the Transaction Booster?
Third - is the stock thermal compound used for all the chipset and VRM heatsinks good enough or should it be replaced?
Fourth - is it at all possible to have SATA AHCI hot plug feature on an ICH9R? I have a case mounted eSATA header connected to one of the SATA ports and it really doesn't make sense to use it if I absolutely have to shut down the system when I want to connect a disk.
I found and bought a NIB Rampage Extreme for my Q9650 and since I never ever owned a high-end board before, there are some things that I'd like clarified.
First - my CPU is running hotter than in my previous P45-based board (1.23Vcore, 400MHz FSB) - 52 degrees instead of 45-48. Is this because the CPU soaks up the heat from the power regulation circuitry around it?
Second - how to extract more performance from my RAM? Which is the preferred method - AI Clock Twister or the Transaction Booster?
Third - is the stock thermal compound used for all the chipset and VRM heatsinks good enough or should it be replaced?
Fourth - is it at all possible to have SATA AHCI hot plug feature on an ICH9R? I have a case mounted eSATA header connected to one of the SATA ports and it really doesn't make sense to use it if I absolutely have to shut down the system when I want to connect a disk.