Quote Originally Posted by Forceman View Post
That's certainly not right, because the only time it does it is when the CPU is idling, and the voltage regulator would be having an easy time of it.
"Originally Posted by SiGfever View Post
This board features a thermal protection circuit in the processor voltage regulator area. This circuit protects the processor voltage regulator from overheating and damaging the board. The thermal protection circuit in the processor voltage regulator sensor is triggered at approximately 120C. This trigger will cause the processor to enter a throttling mode (slowing down the processor if it exceeds its maximum operating
temperature) and allow the processor voltage regulator to cool down."



Please keep in mind that those are NOT my words but the words of an Intel tech support person.