**Official e8400/e8500 Retail OC Thread

[unclewebb]

I mean if you say your on 65C LOAD OR (105 - 65) 40DTS LOAD, it IS the exact same thing right?

Sorry for confusing the issue. You are absolutely right, it is the same thing. The only difference is everyone has preconceived notions about what a safe absolute core temperature is to run there processor at. A core temp of 60C scares some people and for other people the magic number is 70C or 80C or whatever before they say, "That's just too frikkin hot."

What Intel says is that as long as the value of the DTS is a positive number then you are operating it safely and within their intended design specifications. When overclocking, for maximum stability, we all need to keep as far away from DTS=0 as possible. Everyone running around comparing absolute temperature values that are not even documented by Intel is pointless, especially when Intel fully guarantees their processors at TjMax.

Functionality, electrical specifications and reliability commitments are guaranteed at maximum Tj as measured by the DTS.

No one here is even close to that point so as long as you're stable, absolute temperatures just don't matter anymore.