Quote Originally Posted by cadaveca View Post
WTF!!!! DTS 75c loaded on stock speed and volts? CPU 70c?
Is it possible that you didn't use any thermal paste when putting on the stock cooler or didn't push in very many of the cheap push pins? These processors will get red hot, even at default MHz and voltage, when there is a problem with how the heatsink is attached.

It definitely sounds like the DTS sensors on your chip are having the "getting stuck" problem. Why not complain to Intel and get them to agree to give you a new chip if your present chip ever dies due to overheating. That way you'll be able to run the hell out of your chip with no worries.

With my E6400 I found that when overclocking to the max (~3600MHz) that I couldn't get the DTS below 25 for very long without it randomly rebooting. If I left 25 degrees of headroom then I was Orthos stable for hours at this speed.

This sounds crazy but overclocking my chip forced me to keep it cool and I never have to worry about it over heating. The processor will simply shut down long before it ever reaches or even gets near the thermal throttling or shut down stage. I'm sure Intel is well aware of this safety feature, whether they intended to do this or not.