My first Overclock

[hellgate]

^^^ why?ain spcl?

[darklord]

Well if its a problem with the IHS a new cooler wont help much but there is always the sollution of lapping it [lapping=sanding the IHS right off the procy]...but this will void ur warranty and its quite risky..And Darky those are very good temps for the E8400 and TRUE...did u lap? What are ur ambients?
My Q66003.0Ghz+TRUE+120mm fan does 36C at idle and 52~55 at full load with ambient of 30C which is on the high side..

Lapping = Warranty void
Lapping does help though, i experienced that with my E4300.It had a saucer of an IHS

No i havent lapped my E8400.The reason it runs so cool is that it has a very low VID of about 1.1V or so and luckily the IHS is flat. so no need for lapping.

@ Sidewinder, Everest is reading the wrong values.No worries

[ratedrsuperstar]

anyone can help me get my full load temps down from 70C to 60C?

would artic silver paste do it or do i have to change the stock cooler as well.

also should i keep in mind core temp or individual core's temps.