aznchowboy650

Have you tried to sadn down the heatsink holder so that the hsf will lower? I did that to mine so there will be more contact.

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CrimsonMango

contact thermalright directly and RMA the heatsink - tell them that you think that the base is warped

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Kilzon

Thanks for all the advice guys, but either I am stupid or I am stupid...

I got so frustrated last night I went to Fry's and bought a Thermaltake Big Typhoon. Got home and installed it ok (I thought the XP90-C was a pain until I tried this one). Boot up the system and load temp is 63°. Granted, I'm overclocked (from 3.4Ghz stock -> 3.85Ghz now), but I don't think this is enough to cause these high temps. I'm running @ FSB275 x 14 = 3850Mhz. System is very stable.

Now I've tried the stock Intel heatsink (64°), Thermalright XP-90C (61°), and Termaltake Big Typhoon(62°)... I'm very certain that they are seated well and I'm not using too much AS5 (I got my Zalman VF770 cooling my 6600GT great on the first try, and the XP90-C was cooling my P5LD2 great before I switched to the P5WD2).

I may RMA this mobo and exchange it for another one... These problems all started when I got this new mobo.

CrimsonMango

whats your VCORE voltage?

the asus boards tend to overvolt a little bit which can result in excess heat

also, did you use the BB-Sized dot method for AS5?

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jrabb1920

Do a bios upgrade, it might just be a clich in the bios, and what program are using for the temps.

Kilzon

Vcore is 1.4625v. Well over the last two weeks of madness I have tried every possible combination of different methods of applying AS5. And different amounts also. I have used too much and had it squeeze a little out the sides, I have used not enough to where it barely spread out from the center. I have tried spreading the AS5 by hand and have tried a BB-sized dot, half-a-BB-sized dot, and a pea sized dot. Nothing changes the temp... except for the time I did not use enough, the temp was about 60°C idle, lol. That happened before I lapped the IHS and HS base.

I am using the latest BIOS 0606. I also tried reflashing the same BIOS a few days ago. I'm checking the temp in the BIOS, with ASUS PC-Probe, and with SpeedFan.

The only thing that changed when I started having heat problems was changing from a P5LD2 to the P5WD2 mobo. The P5LD2 had load temps o/c'd in the mid 40s.

patjeffe

What are your case temperatures? What kind of ventilation you got?, maybe you have an airflow problem in your case. something to try

Kilzon

Got my new P5WD2-Premium in yesterday. Got it all up and running.... Temps the same.

FSB275, 3.85Ghz - 100% load temp is 62°. I don't know what else to try, but I'm done messing with it. It's stable and maybe after a week or two the temps will go down a few degrees after the AS5 wears in.

I have 2x 120mm fans, one in front and one in back; also the PSU exhaust fan. Ambient temp in case is 31°C. I may get a couple of higher CFM fans for the case.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Maybe I'm just maxing out the air cooling for my O/C.