afi...that's not nice to suggest other people to ramp up the vcore just to keep it warm you're just lucky that your other chip survived 1.8v....keep knocking on the devil's door and I'm sure sooner or later you'll get a big surprise! 1.65v is pretty much the highest I'm willing to put through these s939 on phase change, I wonder if you ever seen OPB's blown up FX chip with big hole in the middle due to excessive vcore


The loading plate looks like a good idea, using a very thick and cheap ratshack thermal paste probably could give you couple more degree as well.