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Im running it at 3125 (250 X 12.5) with a 1.45 v core
The annoying thing is that Im 100% sure its seated right. First thing I did when I noticed the temps being so high was reseating it, and applying new thermal grease. Then I installed a 90 mm case fan to go with the 250mm fan that I already have.
The heatsink that im using is the Alpine 64, which from the reviews I saw was more or less average compared to most other coolers.
I guess ill back down a bit unless someone has an idea.
My Artic Freezer 64 keeps my oc to under 35c under load and i got mine to run at 3.277ghz. The temps are read from CoreTemp and CPUID Hardware Monitor. I also have an Antec 900 with 4 120mm fans and the big boy 250mm on top. I also have done this mod to my 900 and lemme tell ya, it makes a friggin' world of difference. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=126395
If you have this case, I would really suggest doing it.
i use one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185038
on sale for $30 (after a mail in)
i run my 5200+ on average at 3480Mhz (290x12) and about 1.475 volts and i never see temps that high, it posts at 3600 but wont go into windows, not sure what the deal with that is, it goes fine asks how i want to boot (safe mode normal ect) then nothin just stops....
any way, if you OC i suggest a new cooler