Quote Originally Posted by Rezag1000 View Post
I am a bit weary of of what TMPIN1 actually is though. At my stable OC, TMPIN1 reads 77C after running prime for a few hours. If this temperature was accurate, my system would surly hang, no?

I just have the feeling that all the temps get a little wacky when a CPU is unlocked, at least that is the feeling I have on my own board.
WOW! Yes, the CPU would shut down at those temps..

I'm sure PIN1 is the CPU temp on my board MA790XT-UD4P (guess I just assumed they would be the same). The easiest way to get an idea of which one is the CPU is to run a stress progam and see which one goes up the fastest and also drops the fastest when it goes back to idle. Thats what I watched and PIN1 was the answer, just to verify I dropped some ice cubes in my resivour, let it sit for a minute, and that temp dropped to sub ambient...

AFAIK temps get screwy on all boards when unlocking, so it's not just you..

Are you using the box cooler that came with your 550? If so, you may want to consider an aftermarket option.

Hope this helps a little....... Dave