**Official e8400/e8500 Retail OC Thread

[Merc14]

I am not bothering to use core temp readings any more, they are too inaccurate to be of any use.

Under idle I was getting 35/42, with fluctuations of 39/50 with no CPU usage.....

The CPU temp reads 52c orthos load, 35c idle, much more realistic temps.

I would suggest people forget about this fascination with core temp readings and just go with the CPU temp reading. Core temp is of zero use with this generation of CPU.

I woudn't say "this generation" as the 9650's don't seem to have the diode issue we see in the 8400's and neither does the 8500's. I agree that coretemps are useless on the 8400s but they are of some use on the other two released versions of Penryn. My guess is if you have temp sensor diodes that don't kick on till the higher temps you are made an 8400. If the temp diodes work at even low temps you get the 8500 bin. That would explain why the 8500 is $100+ more for a mere 160MHz increase in speed. Hell. you got a 3.0 GHz Dual core CPU with 6MB cache for $200. Screw the diodes.