Quote Originally Posted by dro View Post
Guys

i jes tested out this board
but my NB & SB are sky high...around 60'C ish on stock E8400 idle
and it would jump to 70'c ish if i push my proc to 4.0ghz (445x9)

at first i thot it was due to the contact point
but when i touched the chipset heatsink with my fingers
damn they were HOT~ ***almost burned my fingertips hot***
so that rules out the contact surface issue

any suggestion guys?
Lower your nb voltage, dont use Auto settings to start with. And get some damn air flow around your northbridge.