Quote Originally Posted by sniggle View Post
Hmm, maybe it is a G0? I was under the impression that the characters 'G0' were in the stepping, which mine does not have. My stepping is SLACR.

I just removed the stock heatsink for the third time and there is perfect contact. As with before, the chip was idling at 62C as reported by the bios and the beatsink was barely getting warm.

This is all at stock speed and voltage. I can't even seem to undervolt it with this board.
here is your 'G0' SLACR: http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SLACR

what bios do you have installed?

my recommendation is to clear CMOS with battery out; unplug your PSU; push the start button to unload the caps and then put everything back together in 5 to 10 minutes....power up and enter the bios to set optimized defaults...save and now go into windows to see the temps...if you are running stock speed at default values, speed-step and C1E will kick in to reduce your vcore, multi and temp....let us know how that works out for you.