**Official DFI LanParty UT P35-T2R Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

[Brother Esau]

Please remember I am a n00b that a week ago was still running his NF4 939.

I am afraid, as Praz said, that I am using "brute force" instead of "finesse".
Really don't remember the 4G settings but I'll try and test and report back.

With Vcore at 1.4v x0.023%. Been using 1.36v CPU VTT at 4th 200-4300 (not sure why, may have just seen that number somewhere on the net, figured I'd need to jack it up).
I know I left it at default at 3.5G Prime run and I don't have a clue where it was for 4 or 4.2.

But your point is well taken.
I need to do a systematic OC procedure and then make sure my testing procedures are correct.
Being an oldfaht I know I should have more patience, but I guess I got a little excited once I saw 4G running

Well me knows you aint a noob for sure Are you having fun with the New DFI Expert in Intel clothing Carl? Might I suggest a Tuniq Tower 120 as it works out quite well in that board with no clearance issues and it Kept my Q6600 @ 3.6ghz around 61c full swing Prime95

[RGone]

google search temp + issues + E8400 47,100 hits. Seems every brand has problems. The Lenovo thing is what caught me eye and made me link to get away from so much speculation that has no real answers with the newer stuffs.

anna99, the temp probs in the E8400 are stuffed. The Coolest (the guy who makes coretemp) reports that according to Intels spec, his program is reading the temps correctly. In other words, coretemp is reading what the cpu is telling it. Basically the blame gose to intel because they stuffed up and now the temp probes don't work. Case and point, my E8400. According to coretemp, one core is locked at 43c, the other at 51c. They will not read any lower than this, ever... Once the temp moves above these values its starts to rise, but other report completely frozen probs (sometimes just reading 7c!). My motherboard reports 34c on the cpu all the time, i have never seen it move off this value (this may be fixed in future bios though).

Lenovo, the major laptop vendor, has sent back all thier E8xxx cpus because of "issues with temperature sensors" (i saw this in another thread here, so i have no referance, srry).

So basically we are stuck. I personaly choose to beleve my reported temps(when they move), but there is no eveidance pointing to the fact i should. In short, you are not alone. Every single E8x00 seems to have these issues. I think it requires a new stepping to fix myself, so i don't think it will ever change. Lets hope i'm wrong.

[MikeMK]

Case and point, my E8400. According to coretemp, one core is locked at 43c, the other at 51c. They will not read any lower than this, ever... Once the temp moves above these values its starts to rise, but other report completely frozen probs (sometimes just reading 7c!).

Rgone - I can confirm its not just Wolfdale's. My Yorkie QX9650 has the exact same problem. Two of my cores are locked at 37 degrees (the other 2 idle at around 30 degrees), until the temp rises above that. At first I thought I had a bad mount on my waterblock, but after 3 remounts I gave up. Then when I primed I realised that after the temps got past 37 degrees, they came in line with the other 2 cores.
Bit of a pain, but at least they arent locked as high as yours are!