Quote Originally Posted by jaredpace View Post
Bad Heatsink contact, high ambient temps, poor case airflow, poor cable management, uneven IHS, poor ihs/hsf base connection, too much TIM, unlapped/uneven surfaces, faulty HSF installation, 9700LED fan speed too low, etc etc
Remounted it twice, have a silverstone fm121 case fan, good cable management, full fan, same setup with a different e8400 and same temps at 1.432 load, same person