Retail Abit IN9 32X-MAX - Pictures, observations and testing...

[speedfreak86]

What are your settings? I'm attributing the lower CPU Voltage due to the Xeon Processor instead of the standard Core 2...Maybe that is BS, but I can't see any other reason.

I did get a BSOD this AM, but last night I was running fine.

50C seems to be about has hot as my CPU will get with my current setup. I have no fan on my PWM's right now, but do have a small 5CFM fan on the NB...which I'm guessing isn't cutting it very well.

I see you have the same memory as me. I'd really like to see your settings in detail as I haven't toyed with going past the stock settings from Crucial for it (2.2V 5-5-5-15 2T).

Jason

I get about 45-47 C at 24 hours of orthos with my cpu set at 3.375ghz and 1.435V and in the mid to upper 50C range on the PWMs. I actually saw a reduction in stability at 2.2V Vdimm from my current 2.15V, but like I said, that is at 4-4-4-12 2T timings 1000Mhz and the cpu at 3.375ghz(check out page 31, I think, to see everything). It basically sounds like we have the same cooling setup. I took the heatsinks off and put zalman thermal grease between the NB and SB chips and the heatsink as well as a dab of thermal grease in the pockets created by the thermal pad on the pwms. I can tell I am not getting equal pressure on all of the PWMs based on the ends having lower temps than the centers. Other than that it is just the Zalman 9700, 40mm fan on the NB, and 3X120mm case fans. For the 3.6Ghz, I think that this will be inadequate and so I ordered a set of Dominator RAM fans today and an additional 120mm aerocool turbine fan to swap out for the rear 120mm fan in my case(and a DVD burner to play with ).