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    Re: CPU heat :S

    try opening the door of the p182 and remove all the extra 5.25 drive covers.... i drop 5-8 degrees doing this. got a kama bay on order to hopefully improve the situation further.

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    Re: CPU heat :S

    remember the 45nm chips have the issue where the bios/program will incorrectly read the temp from the diodes etc and so you got a higher than normal temp reading. My e8400 gets to 55C on load but the ac7 is cold still after 3hours, just shows .

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    Re: CPU heat :S

    Quote Originally Posted by ace_87 View Post
    Try using coretemp or TAT to measure the temps, i also used to use asus probe but the temps were unreliable by about 5-10 degrees sometimes
    Irrc TAT does not work with the 45nm chips.
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