thermal issues

does the p5wd2 premium board have thermal issues, ive tried 3 different hsf's and i can't get under 65c

Are you talking about the 830 in your sig in Rig #1? What hsf have you tried? Ocing? 65c idle or load?

everything is stock, 65c idle, I can't even install windows without it blue screening, ive used the thermaltake big typhoon the zalman7700 cu, and the stock hsf.

and yes this is refering to rig #1 in my sig.

I don't see your psu in your sig. All of those HSF mount the same way right. You push the pins down until they click? You aren't turning the pins after they click into place, are you? what thermal paste are you using AS5 or ASC? Case temps? Case fans?

5 case fans, ocz modstream 520w, as5, and yes everything is secure.

To answer your original question, no I don't think the P5WD2 has an inherent thermal prob regarding CPU temp. My 830 ran 36c at idle with my WC which would prolly traslate to about 48c if it were on air. The typical causes af high temps like that are ppl that have not seated the haf correctly. Some ppl, after they pushed the pins in, turned them thinking that would secure the hsf better. It infact releases it. Also som ppl have turned the pin to the wrong side before pusing them in and that also resulted in a bad contact with the CPU.

Another issue could be your psu. It only has 28a on the 12v line. Depending on how much the other devices pull, it could be running short of juice or it could be going south.

You have a good number of case fans, and you sure seem like you are knowledgable in that area, but have you tried it with the side of the case off. If it is a circulation issue you will see the temp go down right away.

I know you are confident you attached the hsf correctly. But more times then not that is were the problem is.

im using the zalman now and it is screwed down extremely tight. and im getting 45c so im good on temps, I wish I could install windows though, whenever it blue screens it says inacessible boot device so im thinking maybe the ide controller is screwed?

Are you trying to install RAID or anything fancy? Wht kind an how many drives do you have?

ive tried a 200gig wd, a 80gig seagate, a 160gig sata seagate drive, and im using 1 drive at a time. and no I havn't tried to install any type of raid at all.