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Ya man right now I have my cpuNB VID set to 1.200 and running the frequency at 2600. Try dropping it down little by little and see if that may help with temp.
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I'm really quite surprised you need that much cpuNB VID for your 955BE. Those chips seem to OC with less voltage than the 940BE (as they should since the process is older). Can't get a stable 2400 MHz at ~1.225 cpuNB VID? It would sure help the temps if you could.
Also, if you don't mind my asking, what SETI username do you have ...?
Whats the spd on your ram DrJ?
So running them at spd/T2/and what ever voltage they call for would not run stable?
That's looking good!
I'm sure it's the heatsink that's stopping you. Those older styles just don't do well on the modern CPUs. A vertical tower is what you need. Pretty sure your HAF922 can accommodate a 120mm version ...
There are several good options and I'll list them in ascending order by price so you can stop when you start coming out of the weeds.
$35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
$40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
$59 http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thulbledrec.html
But there's a catch with the last one - it doesn't come with fans. If you have your own that makes it easy but I'll list some fan options just in case. You can run one or two fans and the push/pull will help but won't double your cooling. I'd run two with the first choice - the others are second fan optional.
Cheap but good
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/yateloonfans.html
Quiet & good
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/scge120mmsic1.html
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/scge120mmsic2.html
Better (not quiet but not loud, either)
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/pa12mesp.html
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/pa12hisp.html
Enjoy window shopping ...
Dude I'm almost 100% positive you dont need to buy a cooler yet. Have you tried the voltage settings I suggested earlier? You should be able to lower the vcore if the NB/SB voltages are holding you back.
Also, I have my ram multiplier down one tick, so that that I can run I higher ref. clock w/o expensive ram. you could easily use less voltage or at least make less heat at that same speed if you used 250 x 15 instead of 200x18.5.
I definitely tried those multiplier settings and I settled on a higher ref. clock and lower (well, I run 250x16 ) because those high multiplier settings were making my max temps hit close to 70c.
I was going to ask you about your HT settings as well. Have you tried setting 2500nb/2500ht? This may only be available to me because I am running a higher ref. clock, and thus you would have to raise the nb/ht multiplier past stock.
^ this is another reason to prefer ref. clock overclock over multiplier overclock.
Best of luck
EDIT: When I said 'reseat the cpu' I meant the thermal past cleaned off w/ rubbing alcohol and then use a bit more then most people tell you to. But yeah, you say you did that so NM. I was just surprised at your temps/voltage settings. at that voltage, I wouldn't get into the 40's, and as I said, we have almost the same cooler.
I noticed that as well. Temps don't count for much at idle.Otherwise, I've been hesitant to start because when I went to your other thread, I noticed your screenshots didn't reflect full load. I'll do some incremental change this evening after I put my 5 year old walking distraction to bed (my daughter). Just need to find time to concentrate.