well, intel says 100c max... I see people's loads in the 90s on air at 4ghz and beyond... that's too high for me. I am going to try and keep mine under or at 75c with a 22c ambient .. so then if the ambient goes up I have some headroom.. because in the summer my office becomes a damn kiln.. might need to get a portable AC unit in there finally... if this Jan is any indication as to what summer will be like we're in for a scorcher. :o

in other news, I hope to get to pushing my board one of the nights this week but have been gaming a lot in the evenings since I got it installed. I am going to shoot for 18x200 with mem @ 1600 for the next tier.. I know it's lower than most of you guys OC, but it will be plenty fast for me.