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    Windows 7 i7 cpu usage 100% overheating?

    Hi guys my i7 idles around 40's? it has always been like this CPU: 43 Core 0 42 Core:1 41 Core 2: 42 core 3 41 ( my aux is 128 ) but people have told me speed fan gives a false reading for that considering its been stuck at just 128 and nothing on my mobo is that hot... also considering that is...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Random BSOD Errors on New Gigabyte Build: KMODE and Corrupt Hal.dll Issues

    New build, details as follows: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 CPU: Phenom II X4 955BE RAM: 4x2GB ADATA DDR3 1333 (Model: AXDU1333EB2G9-2G) GPU: Asus Geforce GTX460 1GB HD: 64GB ADATA S599 SSD BIOS was updated to latest version after building rig. Running Home Premium 64 After...
  3. Windows 7 Overclocking On Air: 10 LGA 1156-Compatible Performance Coolers

    Lynnfield Can Take The Heat, But Should It? The enemy of both stability and longevity, heat changes the characteristics of silicon in a way that eventually makes it unsuitable for use in a logic circuit. Heat damage can sneak up on overclockers quickly, such as the 59 degree Celsius stability...