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you could always stick your finger in the fan.. dont stop it completely but just touch the fan blades.. usually you can feel what direction they are going.. but generally most fans when set to exhaust out the case you will see the support bars/back of the fan motor.. so use that as a reference..

The FSB voltage is more of a worry to me than the NB, 45nm chips are very picky about FSB voltage and can be fried by it.

if you plan on RMAing the chip (if you can't figure it out) do NOT lap it

Interpretation of Intel's datasheets gives a maximum voltage of 1.5V. Nehalem CPUs have a higher limit than 45nm Core 2 chips, which can safely go up to 1.4V. With that said, I wouldn't go too far over 1.4V anyway since at that level you'll be producing a significant amount of heat.

Compare it to the box the CPU came in, Vid should be on the side. For reasons unknown the programmers of the mentioned programs, one of them anyway, either got it wrong or mislabeled actual Vcore with Vid. Also do to "nothing being perfect" the CPU might not be getting exactly what it requested via Vid and depending how the program works it might be reporting the actual voltage. Both programs should be very close and if you...

Hey doz, i stress tested overnight at 3.6 (1.2000v vCore, min QPI, and stock IOH i think) and it passed. I recorded 1.200v in BIOS, and 1.125v in CPUZ with 100% slope. I recorded 1.200v in BIOS, and 1.148v in CPUZ with 50% slope. Seems i've got 0.075v Vdroop? Am i reading this correctly? Like i said though, it was 100% stable running prime95 overnight, and I was happy with the max temp of 75 celcius. So... how to proceed? this is...

Alright here are the pics of the temps.

i ended up buying one, went to Bestbuy and got them to price match Frys @55 bucks. haven't put it in yet... will report after.

Huh, that's a shame. The Computronix guide on Tom's is gone, or at least the link he posted is no longer active. However, someone on Overclock.net has created a similar thread, referencing Comp's original guide. If my intention was to pursue a massive OC, I'd probably think about calibrating and keep tabs on "the distance to TJMax", but as my plans are relatively tame, I doubt I'll bother. Thanks for...

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueFireIce Jab-Tech has them , though being that you got the highest speed model I would be willing to bet you will need to undervolt them, some mobo's can do voltage control for fans, but these can not be controlled with PWM only boards. Nice to know I have 1850rpms for overclocking if I need it, undervolting is there for me if I dig more silence. Might have to get a fan controller and I will try those 38mm...