Okay, so my core components are:

E6300 (1.83) with stock hsf
Gigabyte 965P DS3 rev 3.3 (F13 firmware)
2 x 1GB Patriot 800mHz @ 667mHz

I recently found a question about the cpu clock ratio. Mine can only be set to either 6 or 7. Min: 6 and Max 7.

So I was wondering is this a firmware thing or does the mobo adjust the settings accordingly?

I'd like to be able to set the cpu clock ratio lower but raise my FSB back. Now I can't because with cpu clock ratio 6 and 400Mhz (2.00) the temp is at 70 idle and when I play Team Fortress 2, it'll surely rocket.

So again, was wondering is the limited options for the cpu clock ratio a firmware thing or does the mobo adjust the settings accordingly?

ur is E6300 which is 266*7
so it can only run either 6x or 7x,ur rig is running alright.

You need a better cooler or try reseating the HSF, smells like bad contact or bad HSF seating to reach those temps at those speeds.

By the way, use the pinned thread ya

Thanks ace and bryan. Though I Ace's answer makes more sense to me meaning it's the mobo which is auto-detecting this.

Bryan, tried looking for it in the pinned thread and search but couldn't find it so I started a new one. Nonetheless, thanks guys for the help.

Closing this and remembering it.