ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[mouawad]

so maybe my temp expectations for this chipset were off, huh. I don
t feel like finding Intel's whitepaper on the x38 to find the "official" temp recomendations so have to go by what I hear. Anybody know what Intels recomendations are for the x38?

BTW. It doesn't seem like it's worth it to pop the heatsink off and reset with a better TIM or even a better cooler.

i've removed the heatsink on 2 boards now, they come off pretty easy with a hairdryer to heat up the gunk. some gentle lateral twisting and you shouldn't be in danger of removing the NB

i put a mcw30 onto mine and get ~31c under load with 1.5v - it's well worth it if you have a water loop running anyway.