Heat probs reported for Intel E8400s

[cadaveca]

I'm concerned about temp readings on these cpu as mine HAS degraded over the space of a week, with 4ghz first requiring 1.3375, and now requires 1.3825, 4250mhz used to require 1.425, now requires 1.4625.


Loss of clocks happened over the space of a day..one day i primed 4ghz for 12.5 hrs, and when done, went up to 4.25ghz, again primed for 12 hrs.

Left the systems on idle, came back, it wasn't stable. Prime would not run for more than 1 minute.

I spent some time verifying the board was ok, that ram was not the cause, all parts proven stable using other components.

So, during this, cpu was under fuson block in Maximus Formula SE. I never mounted cpu with aircooler. But temps never budged from 35c CPU and 40c DTS0 and DTS1.

So, on air, temps went over 70c DTS at stock, which seems a bit high for 45nm, but oh well.

I'll be checking throttling next time I get a chance...I don't think it's an issue tho...

And I'm sorry, but "stable" isn't good enough for me. Stable can include TM1/2 throttle, with no notice given to user, without knowing what to look for. Without accurate temp readings, it's impossible to verify that throttle is an issue without specific software, and hence my need for such temp readings...it's nice to know how far away you are...