Quote Originally Posted by DMight View Post
#1 - I'm on my 2nd board. The first one I could not remove the HS at all, I simply got too nervous with the amount of force it seemed was necessary to remove it. With my second board, it popped right off with minimal force using my hand. It has been suggested a number of times that it's necessary to attempt removing the HS before starting the board so that the thermal adhesive isn't able to set. That being said, I wonder if it's possible that certain boards are exposed to ambient temperatures, whether in shipment or storage, which heat the compound enough to make it more difficult to remove. Or, is Asus doing something different with more recent board revisions. My first was an SE rev.1.02G. My second is a non-SE rev.1.03G.

#2 - I'm using an 8-pin 12V connector.
What do you mean by 8-pin 12V connector? I don't have any 8-pin connector connected to my mobo... I only have the 24-pin and the 4-pin near the CPU area... I know you can remove the little white cover above the other 4-pin but isn't 4-pin enough or I should switch the 4-pin for an 8-pin (that I have in my PSU but is not in use)...

Maybe that's a reason why I have stablity issues about 450 fsb...