On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:24:21 -0700, him wrote:

"Paul" wrote in message
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Luvrsmel wrote:
a little video present..and quite entertaining actually
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=jEjUAnPc2VA#t=20

converted to H.264 mp4 with this machine and the cpu temp climbed up
to 83C (181 F) as per CPUID HM and still completed the job. I'm just
amazed at how these temps are possible?

The THERMTRIP on some of the older processors was set pretty high, so I
guess that's why it is still running. If you want to see it shut down,
just loosen the clip on the heatsink :-)

Paul

Well after picking up another cpu (Cel D 2.66Ghz) and trying in this
intel board, I'm getting the same overheating problems. I've determined
that it is not the cpu but the board as the culprit. What could be
causing the board to overheat the cpu(s)?

Have you checked the temperature in the BIOS? It's possible that the
software is using the wrong parameters, if the BIOS has a wildly
different value then the problem is the software. One more thing, are you
looking at the thermistor reading or the on die diode reading? The on die
diode will give you a more accurate reading.