G'day guys, i know i only joined up but this is the reason i did it, because i have searched forums everywhere and havent found anyone else in my situation. Anyway here it goes.
Last August i built a new system, the one i currently have, QX6800 with the ASUS P5K Deluxe WiFi, with a Thermaltake Kandalf LCS case (inbuilt liquid cooling). Was very happy with the whole thing, and soon after setting everything up, i OC'd it to 3.33ghz (2.93 stock) by increasing FSB to 333 and having a 10x multiplier. The mobo reported CPU temps of around 30 - 35 degrees while idling, and no more than 45 - 50 when under load, which was fantastic, i thought. But then i decided one day in an act of sheer stupidity, to flash my BIOS using Asus Update from windows. You can see where this is going cant you? I should have checked some forums out before i did it, because i have since found that almost everyone who has done this has totally ruined their board.
Anyway the board wouldnt boot after that. Asus's own "failed bios flash recovery" system they rave about simply didnt work, so in rare act of a miracle i got a new board under warranty.
This is where it gets interesting.
After setting the comp back up, the CPU seems to run at around 50 - 55 degrees idle, and 65 - 75 degrees under load. Its been three months since i put it all back together, and i have dismantled it several times and re attached the waterblock, changed the thermal paste to Arctic Silver even, and nothing changes it. Has anybody else had any issues like this? And im now running at the stock speed/voltage. Why would the temps double? was there a bios revision on the P5K which altered the temps? Anyway if anybody has any knowledge on this topic your help/comments would be appreciated
p.s on the new and old board, the reported MOBO temps are the same, around 30 degrees.
Last August i built a new system, the one i currently have, QX6800 with the ASUS P5K Deluxe WiFi, with a Thermaltake Kandalf LCS case (inbuilt liquid cooling). Was very happy with the whole thing, and soon after setting everything up, i OC'd it to 3.33ghz (2.93 stock) by increasing FSB to 333 and having a 10x multiplier. The mobo reported CPU temps of around 30 - 35 degrees while idling, and no more than 45 - 50 when under load, which was fantastic, i thought. But then i decided one day in an act of sheer stupidity, to flash my BIOS using Asus Update from windows. You can see where this is going cant you? I should have checked some forums out before i did it, because i have since found that almost everyone who has done this has totally ruined their board.
Anyway the board wouldnt boot after that. Asus's own "failed bios flash recovery" system they rave about simply didnt work, so in rare act of a miracle i got a new board under warranty.
This is where it gets interesting.
After setting the comp back up, the CPU seems to run at around 50 - 55 degrees idle, and 65 - 75 degrees under load. Its been three months since i put it all back together, and i have dismantled it several times and re attached the waterblock, changed the thermal paste to Arctic Silver even, and nothing changes it. Has anybody else had any issues like this? And im now running at the stock speed/voltage. Why would the temps double? was there a bios revision on the P5K which altered the temps? Anyway if anybody has any knowledge on this topic your help/comments would be appreciated
p.s on the new and old board, the reported MOBO temps are the same, around 30 degrees.
