u guys if possible pls list down full PC specs in siggy. TQ!

I want to know whether it's 2500K or 2600K coz both hv different temps.

Lol can create a 90c club & pls count me in.

the vcore and temps look fine.
VID and vcore are different. VID is the stock settings your CPU runs on. Your vcore is what is set at in bios, but don't forget about the vdroop.

128c seriously? Tats scary high bro u are going to kill ur CPU. Pls set CPU overheat protection to 100c in bios settings. Unless if the aisuite given u false temp reading.
Vdroop is related to load line calibration LLC. It will decrease the vcore during load.

I've never encountered or seen core temp as high as 128c before but i do believe that those are false reading.

The 128c is a standard readout when the sensor is not working or not available. Nothing would be working at this insane temp.

But now u're running 4.5GHz it looks quite normal already. Just make sure that u use the updated CoreTemp, RealTemp, etc for accurate readings.

Latest version and safe since u already survived at 128c lol

U will hv better temp with lower volt. Every ppl aim for this efficiency lah, as long as it gives u stability.

As for 70c+ for daily usage i believe it has been answered in few posts back. 70c will not melt ur CPU. 100c is the point which is going to make u worried.

I believe u're talking abt i5 2500k, it is the 2nd fastest CPU just behind 2600k & not expensive at all.

Ambient/room temp affects core temp as well.
I think the 1.25v ur room is hotter than the 1.35v.
Now switch again 1.35v and let's see how's the temp.
Fact is, the more voltage the hotter. The faster clock, the hotter.

2500K vs 2600K
2600K has HT and 2MB extra L3 cache
There are several games that take advantage of HT. To name a few, MOH, Civ5, Lost Planet 2, F1, etc..
The extra cache doesnt really give enough boost to ur system.
The extra RM300 for 2600K u would probably go for 2500K + SSD and still get 5GHz
SSD gives significant performance gain than HT in whole system, considering the most bottleneck part in ur PC is HDD.

yes, could be this reason also, since higher VRM freq will increase temp.
VRM is to regulate the voltage for stability & OC. Higher VRM freq increases OC range; wheres lower VRM resulted in better system stability.

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Added on July 27, 2011, 8:25 pmyes always go for Asus board. Better BIOS, better voltage regulator, voltage accuracy, stability, good PCIE placement for SLI huge GCs.
and PRO is the most bang for bucks mobo. Performance+Feature/price.

This post has been edited by owikh84: Jul 27 2011, 08:25 PM

undervolt will get BSOD bro.

nothing will happen. overvolt in long term is more harmful to CPU, degradation.

SB is pretty easy to hit 5GHz, almost every chip can do that on any mobo.
For me Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z is the best 1155 mobo in the market. But since it's not listed in ur PDF & no budget stated why not grab the Asus P8Z68 Deluxe. Bang for bucks is still the Pro.

yes any board will do just fine.
Asrock is good but not better than Asus anyway it's really up to you.

I believe u didnt stress enough RAM amount.
Pls include Task Manager performance tab to show mem/CPU usage during load.

Prime95 custom blend full RAM min FFT 128 for 6 hours.

LinX full RAM on W7 x64 SP1 20/50 runs.

Btw BSOD during idle can be overcame by enabling all the power saving feature EIST, C1E, C6/3, etc

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Added on July 29, 2011, 11:50 amA freshly installed W7 x64 SP1 + Dirt3 already used up 40GB of my raided SSD.

This post has been edited by owikh84: Jul 29 2011, 11:50 AM

that is a bug on Asus mobo bro.
Do u flash the latest BIOS?

I got the same issue with my old MIVE B2 last time.
I couldn't change the BCLK some ppl told me that IME part of the BIOS chip is corrupted.
Pls update Intel Management Engine (IME): http://downloadmirror.intel.com/20261/eng/....14.1107_PV.exe

clear ur CMOS and see. I believe u need to change ur DRAM settings abit.
53 shows DRAM OC failure (wrong settings).
Using slot A2 and B2 (slot 1 and 3) for 2 sticks is correct.

Sounds bad bro. new mobo wor...
nvm slot 2,4 can be used just fine.

My previous EVGA mobo, I thought one of the RAM slots is dead.
manatau observed it closely, found dirt stuck on the slot contact pins I guess it was TIM residue dropped inside the slot. Put in & out the RAM for quite some time, then only the RAM was finally detected & running flawlessly.