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Update: i7 Overheating (OEM Cooler) Bought the Thermalright Mux 120 (1156)... A real beauty and only ~$60 delivered... Installed relatively easy (MB totally out for through-da-board). First round of tests were very gratifying with the core idling around 21C: Second round of tests...

Maybe it was just my 'noobness', but I really struggles to get the pins to work and hold... I ultimately got it done, but it was tough and while the heatsink/fan were definitely 'attached', it never seemed to be 'solid'... It might sound totally nuts, but my MB is marketed as "heavier"...

More good suggestions and thanks again to all... Here are 2 screen grabs from CPU-z on the voltage issue (top image is idle, bottom image is FULL load (PRIME 95)): For the record, I have been playing around all day with various "configs" on this case (open, full fans (both), slow fans...

OK! Thanks a bunch to all! My Plan: Get a good quality aftermarket cooler... (thinking Thermalright MUX-120 with 2-120mm fans) Reapply Paste properly... (I am sure that this is at least part of the issue) Accept that 70s at FULL load are probably the best I can expect... I will...

Thanks! Great replies! I would be happy to run "rated clock" on upgraded cooling if I can keep the cpu below ~50C in heavy loads... Doable? Right now, I am hovering at 45C at idle when running "Stock"...

This is only my 3rd build, so please be kind (but brutally honest)... I started having some thermal shutdowns unexpectedly on this new build: MB: Gigabyte GA-p55m-ud2 CPU: CORE i7 Lynnfield 2.8Ghz (stock cooler today) RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) OS: Win7 Pro (64bit) Vid: GE Force 9500 Case...