Quote Originally Posted by naokaji View Post
I've had a I7 940 running 100% 24/7 from Dec until end of april with temps in the high 70's to low 80's without any problems, since it was a horrible clocking chip I've sold it though and got a 920 D0 which has been running for ~1 week now at 4200 with 100% load, temps are lower, but still in the 70's.

http://i40.tinypic.com/30cadu0.jpg
how much power does yours consume?

I have an inline watt-meter on mine right now.

At idle - 212 W
while crunching@100% - 360W