Core i7 920 rev D0 stepping 5 :)

[jpm804]

Yep its the True Black.

Have you tried the stock cooler just to see what tempts you get ... maybe the true is not making good contact.

[jcniest5]

Have you tried the stock cooler just to see what tempts you get ... maybe the true is not making good contact.

Yeah, that's another possible point...Or maybe the CPU is concave or corvex and makes a very bad contact with the Heatsink.

[lee63]

Yeah, that's another possible point...Or maybe the CPU is concave or corvex and makes a very bad contact with the Heatsink.

Well my last 920 was fine wit this HS...kind wish I kept it.
I put a razor on top of my D0 and I looks fine. HS is making full contact and I even did the True washer trick.

Can a bad board make CPU run hotter?

[jcniest5]

Well my last 920 was fine wit this HS...kind wish I kept it.
I put a razor on top of my D0 and I looks fine. HS is making full contact and I even did the True washer trick.

Can a bad board make CPU run hotter?

It may, but very rare if ever. Only thing I could think of is that Intel may have made a bad IHS contact with the core inside, so heat transfer is very bad.

[lee63]

Have you tried the stock cooler just to see what tempts you get ... maybe the true is not making good contact.

After lapping my True my temps have gone down a lot...it was bad, there was like a lump right in the middle of the HS, just the opposite to concave.

I might even do the CPU.

[jpm804]

After lapping my True my temps have gone down a lot...it was bad, there was like a lump right in the middle of the HS, just the opposite to concave.

I might even do the CPU.

That's good to hear.... now it's time to crank up that chip and see what she can do on air

[E30M3]

Here are my DO
Have only had it for one hour
do not expect that it is everything it can
do