02-07-2007, 01:04 AM
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| Originally Posted by Phonoflux  Funny, I thought being subscribed to this thread gives me all updates. Not sure about that mate, doesnt it email you when there is a post?
I had the same issue with my board (CPU-Z showing 32-5-5-whatever) and had to bios update to fix it.
What was even more odd was that the bios update apparently failed, yet i'm on the new bios, all the settings are there, its reporting correctly, etc. Very odd, how did it fail? How were you updating etc?
It gets even crazier that when I make the settings unstable that the motherboard reports the bios update erro. Set it back to decent but not crazy OC and its happy. Shrug. I would look into it more but its working. Sounds like you need a full cmos clear.
Also running XP with 4gb memory, it only reports as 3.25gb though due to the usual 32bit limitation. Do you have any of the above problems with just 2gb of RAM in there?
I had to pull the OC from 3.6 to 3 to combat possible heat/voltage issues. One question i've got for you guys. When the cpu gets full load mine jumps from about 35 or so idle up to 60 instantly then over the next min or two reaches close to 70 or so. Does this sound like bad cpu/heatsink contact or a design of the cpu? I’ve got the zalman CU9700 big round CPU cooler. (I forget the exact model number) Depends on the voltage you are feeding the CPU, its high, but for higher voltages, its what you would expect.
My theory is it starts working at full load (using TAT to load it, as it creates the most heat) and thus puts out heat at full load. The heatsink then takes the heat and gets rid of it, but wont actually cool the cpu down so in which case, its not going to get any cooler, its just not going to get hotter, right? Theory comes from the 'do i spend the money on watercooling or not' game… Pondering if I’ll actually see any difference. Again, it will depend on the voltage. Also, check the thermal paste, and reapply, double check that the cooler is seated properly, and possibly use a more powerful fan on the heatsink. Answers in bold. 
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