Quote Originally Posted by ViperJohn View Post
REMOUNT the stock SPP/MCP cooler before your loose the MCP. The foam surrounds used on the stock coolers are to thick and do not compress enough to allow good cooler base to chip die contact....especially on the MCP.

When I first got my 780i MCP was running 70C_ but would drop 20-25C just by pushing down on the stock MCP heatsink with my finger. I pulled the stock cooler off and level cut the foam surrounds (just the surrounds) on the MCP, SPP and NF200 chip to .050" high then remounted with Tunig TX-II. MCP temps dropped to 45-46C after that with the stock cooler.

None of those chips are not particularly hard to cool. You just need a good mount.

Viper
Thanks for the sage advice...this board I currently have is getting rma'd due to the dreaded "FF" post code that won't go away. When I get the new board I'll be water cooling the SB so there'll be no worries....