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Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H 991443028

$147.00 Est. at Amazon

from Bobby, www.newegg.com
first time the nb gets hot the thermal pad will turn into glue and hold it down.
from aapljosh, www.newegg.com
if you touch the heat sink it breaks the thermal paste connection.
from DirtyRat, www.newegg.com
- had to find the right cpu cooler, using zalman 8700-not enough fan connectors other thoughts: north-bridge would over heat in my case - installed thermaltake extreme spirit ii - helped a
from Cats are Back, www.newegg.com
was well over 100c (could boil water) i did replace the thermal paste with some ac5 which brought the temp down a bit, also bought some better fans to get more air over it but even with that work it
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other users complain about chipset thermal issues, but i have not seen any so far.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Performance, Great Reliability, Socket LGA775

2 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for THERMAL

ASUS Maximus II Formula Intel P45 Core 2 Extreme

$349.00 Est. at Amazon

from RAM, www.newegg.com
may try reapplying thermal paste (seems to have worked for others), but shouldn't have to do this on new board...- price is a bit high for a soon-to-be obsolete 775 / ddr2 board.
from Warpete, www.newegg.com
also--get rid of the imported "pond scum" that was used as thermal compound.
from F7, www.newegg.com
this board also has some not-so-good thermal compound used on the nb.
from www.amazon.com
as many have reported, you may need to tighten up the heatsink assemblies or re-apply thermal compound to the heat sinks if your northbridge or southbridge temps seem to be running high.
from DaLosiMan, www.newegg.com
however i should note that her processor is being cooled by a thermalright ultra 120 xtreme that has 120mm fans on each side.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Easy To Install, Nice Reliability, Socket LGA775

3 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for THERMAL

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P

$169.00 Est. at Amazon

from hey_U, www.newegg.com
did i mention it overclocks very well....system specsq6600 3.6 -3.7 ghz (air thermal management, g0 stepping)4gb corsair dominator cm2x1024-8500c5dc-media cmi8788 audio chip pci(claro halo ht omega
from N/A, www.newegg.com
my thermaltake orb cpu cooler mount had to be slight modified to get it to fit.
from DAW Head, www.newegg.com
i’m using a core2 quad q9400 with a thermaltake cl-p0370 92mm enter cpu cooler, corsair xms2, 2x seagate barracuda 7200.10 st3250410as, asus en9600gt silent/htdi/512m geforce 9600 gt , cooler master
from N/A, www.newegg.com
thermal manangement is good.
from Pegasus-12, www.newegg.com
also, you will see a dramatic difference in board temps if you take the time to remove and "lap" all of the heatsinks and use high-quality thermal paste instead of the rubber oem pads.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Reliability, Nice Performance, Socket LGA775

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for THERMAL

EVGA 132-BL-E758-TR x58 SLI Mainboard

$283.00 Est. at Amazon

from Alec, www.newegg.com
popped in a core i7 920 in there and over clocked it to 3.87 and have been running at 30 degrees celcius and around 40 full load using cooler master v10 (using arctic silver 5 thermal paste too...
from JRomulus, www.newegg.com
and it gives a cleaner look to the case layout which is visible in my thermaltake xaser.
from AlexG, www.newegg.com
2.66ghzcooler master hyper n 520ocz gold 6gb/ddr3-1600cardeluxe (audio)wd sata hd's (2)lacie hd (6) externalnec lcd2690wuxi (superb graphics!)cooler master active thermal case (six years)ocz 550w ps
from TheFuzz, www.newegg.com
i had no issues with my thermalright ultra 120 even with 2 fans attached!
from Snowflake, www.newegg.com
cpu fan and cpu power connections are very tight between the case and the heatpipe, was worried that i would bend or break the heatpipe inserting the 8 pin connector from my thermaltake toughpower 750

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Positives: Easy To Install, Good Reliability, Excellent Performance, Compatible Processors: Intel Core i7

5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for THERMAL

M4a78t-e - ASUSTEK COMPUTER 90-MIB7G0-G0EAY00Z

$169.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i have a mid-tower case (thermaltake m9) and it fit like a glove.
from cstwes, www.newegg.com
be sure to set voltages and memory latencies before you install os.specs: case-thermaltake spedo advanced package, motherboard-asus m4a78t-e, processor-amd 955 black edition, ram-8gb.
from GanjaSMK, www.newegg.com
thermaltake v9 gaming chasiskingwin 730w psuasus m4a78t-e am3 moboamd phenom ii x3 720be @ 3.2ocz platinum 8gb ram 4x2gb @ 7-6-6-24 1.8v2x500gb wester didigital 32mbcache/7200rpmevga gtx 260 ssc
from Nick, www.newegg.com
i have a thermaltake armor va8003, which has some inputs on the top of the case.
from Beauchance, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: m4a78t-e, 4gb patriot pc3-12600, raptor hd for os, 1 tb wd for storage, sony blu ray, hd 4650, thermaltake dh101 htpc case, ocz 500w modular ps....now all i need to do is get a mb to

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Positives: Easy To Install, Excellent Performance, Excellent Reliability, Socket AM3

ASUS M4N82 Deluxe AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 980a

$178.00 Est. at Amazon

from GarytheGeek, www.newegg.com
they're on the very edge of the board and did not match up with the hard drive chassis on my thermaltake case.
from Thunderhawk, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: system specs:thermaltake armor full towerasus m4n82 moboamd phenom ii 940 cpuarctic freezer pro 64 cpu cooler (for now)4gb kingston hyper x 1066mhz (2x2 gb)bfg gtx 260 ocx maxcore 216
from highroller8, www.newegg.com
pros: great motherboard it whas new for me i dont no about u other guys but eny whay i have a pretty nice computer and all of it is from new egg so getting to it amd phenom 2 x4 965asus m4n82 sdkill
from N/A, www.newegg.com
cons: some of the layout on the board is kinda odd but worked great for my case (thermaltake armor +)

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Positives: Excellent Reliability, High Quality, Good Performance, Socket AM3

ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX

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from KingerXI, www.newegg.com
5:4 410x10 cons: north bridge runs hot, so i removed the stock thermal paste and applied arctic silver 5, and it lowered the temps by 10c+.
from Piotras, www.newegg.com
i you overclock your cpu all the auto settings in bios give more juice to to chipset and replacing the thermal paste under it, sometimes doesn't work enough.
from Lonerunner1, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: e8600 thermalright ultra-120 extremecorsair twin2x4096-8500c5df thermaltake w0131ru 850w evga geforce gtx 280 f.t.w.
from Pennarin, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: for those wanting a cpu heatsink compatible with this mobo, i can safely say the thermalright hr-01 plus is compatible (fits intel and amd).
from Diegoluv, www.newegg.com
last but not least, my thermaltake cl-p0466 heatsink and fan keep my babies running under 30c at all times even after playing fallout 3 on ultra high graphics.

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Positives: Great Performance, Great Reliability, Easy To Install

EVGA X58 LGA1366 Intel ATX SLI 132-BL-E758-A1

EVGA X58 LGA1366 Intel ATX SLI Motherboard (132-BL-E758-A1)

$396.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
the layout is great, perfect fit for my thermalright ultra-120 with push and pull 120mm fans.
from Trek, www.newegg.com
no space conflicts using a thermaltake v1.
from Dr.Fallout/Fallout, www.newegg.com
this board works with the thermalright ultra-120 extreme without interference.
from Sidux-->, www.newegg.com
the heatsink is hot to the touch and the air-stream coming out of the "blower" is hot too indicating a decent thermal conductance between heatsink and the chip.
from Cegorach, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: here are the specs for my rig:cooler master intel core i7 compatible v10 hybrid tec rr-b2p-uv10-gp 120mm cpu coolerintel core i7 920 nehalem 2.66ghzmushkin 6gb (3 x 2gb) 240-pin ddr3

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Positives: Easy To Install, Great Reliability, Great Performance, Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM

ASUS Skt 775 Atx P45 ICH10R 1600MHZ 4719543162576

$186.00 Est. at Amazon

from biggerx, www.newegg.com
the build: c2q q9550 @ 3.4ghz, a zalman 9500a, 4gb of corsair dominators, evga gtx 280, thermaltake tough power 750w, 500gb wd caviar black.overclocking was breeze.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: p180 antec case, rosewill heatsink, 4 gb 1066mhz ram, thermaltake toughpower 700watt power supply, ati radeon hd 4870 512mb graphics card, creative audigy sound blaster, lg dvd
from Bob da systemBuilder, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: entire newegg system:thermaltake armor+mx mid-tower caseseventeam 850w sli/crossfire ready power supplyasus p5q deluxe lga 775 intel p45 intel motherboardintel core 2 duo e8500
from Naman, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: intel q9550 on cm hypertx2 cooler, 8gb corsair xms2 1066mhz, xfx 9600gt xxx, seagate 7200.12 500gbx2, samsung t220 display, sidewinder x6 keyboard, thermaltake 500w smps all inside a

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Positives: Easy To Install, Excellent Reliability, Nice Performance, Socket LGA775

Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H

$138.00 Est. at Amazon

from p1agu3, www.newegg.com
i'll stick with my thermalright-modded silent 8800gt for now, though it'll be great to have in a pinch if my video card ever dies on me.
from AMDGuy64, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: amd x4 phenom be @ 3.3ghzzalman cnps 9700 ledgigabyte ga-ma790gp-ud4h4gb ocz ddr2 1066xfx hd 4870 1gb @ stock speeds750w thermaltake tough power640gb western digital hdd
from Tantivymuckermaffick, www.newegg.com
cons: none so far other thoughts: amd phenom 9600 agena quad-coregigabyte ga-ma790gp-ud4h am2+/am2 motherboard g.skill 4gb (2 x 2gb) 240-pin ddr2 sdram ddr2 800 cooler master hyper z600

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Positives: Easy To Install, Great Reliability, Nice Performance, Socket AM2

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Core 2 Quad/ P45/

$158.00 Est. at Amazon

from Chas, www.newegg.com
guess they want to market to the guys who put as much thermal compound as they can between the cpu and the heatsink.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
using intel q8400, kingston hyper x 2x 2gb 8500, raid 1 2x 500gb hitachi hard drives, 600 watt thermaltake, lian li case, msi nvidia 8400
from N/A, www.newegg.com
cons: my only con i have is i wanted to reuse my thermaltake duoorb cpu heatsink from my last setup but one of the motherboards heatsink got in the way preventing me from using it.

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Positives: Good Reliability, Great Performance, Easy To Install, Socket LGA775

Gigabyte Technology GA-MA790FX-UD5P Amd 790fx +

$208.00 Est. at Amazon

from Jon, www.newegg.com
load cpu temps in my thermaltake v9 are hovering at 45c.
from DiscipleFc, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: old setup: this mobo, -8gb gskill ddr2 1066, -phenom black 9950, dual 4850 hd's visiontek, antec 900 case,850 watt thermaltake psu (gaming series), vista 64bit (crysis lags up)new

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Positives: Easy To Install, Socket AM2+, Compatible Processors: AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron, AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom X4, AMD Athlon X2, AMD Phenom X3, Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM

EVGA 132-YW-E178-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i

$175.00 Est. at Amazon

from Doomtomb, www.newegg.com
this is also after removing the heatsink and replacing the stock thermal compound with noctua nt-h1, cleaned it up too, you don't want excess compound seeping over.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
with 100% load through prime 95 and a thermaltake max orb my temps dont get more then 52 or 53
from N/A, www.newegg.com
not taking much away from the board rating for this but be aware.no connection for front panel mic/headphone.hdd activity light connection on the board is two pin and my thermaltake case has a 3 pin.
from dooleey, www.newegg.com
but since that's a modification that i did, and since i lost a 200$ graphics card i am quite frankly unhappy...bios does work like a charm, evga you have the potential for an amazing motherboard, but
from Stugotz, www.newegg.com
pros: great quality board, incredibly easy install!intel core 2 duo e8500 wolfdale 3.16ghz 6mb l2 cache lga 775 65w dual-core processorarctic cooling freezer 7 pro 92mm cpu coolerarctic silver 5

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Positives: Easy To Install, Good Reliability, Nice Performance, Socket LGA775

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P

$325.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i installed it in a thermaltake spedo case and with core i7 920 toped with cooler master n520 cooler i get idle temp.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: cool master 690 | bfg es-800w psu | core i7 920 | thermalright ultra-120 extreme cooler| evga 9800gt | corsair dominator 3x1gb ddr3 1600 | scythe fan controller | 2x raid 0 seagate
from Paul, www.newegg.com
easy mounting of thermalright 120 extreme cooler.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
system specs:thermaltake armorplus(armor+) vh6000bwskingwin mach 1 abt-1000ma1s 1000w psgigabyte ga-ex58-ud4pintel core i7 920 nehalem 2.66ghz zalman cnps9900led 120mm 2 ball cpu cooler ocz gold 12gb
from Very Disappointed!, www.newegg.com
if i had my way i would have given 0!best case scenario from what i can tell is that i will have to disassemble my system, risking damage to the individual components, including the messy and tedious

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Positives: Easy To Install, Great Reliability, High Quality, Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM

BIOSTAR TpowerX58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX

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from The_Crazy, www.newegg.com
cooling with a thermaltake true copper heatsink temps are at 34c.
from Jay, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: interl i7 920, antec 1200, 6gb (2x3), thermaltake 850w, powercolor 4850 512mb.
from biosdisk@hotmail.com, www.newegg.com
-three sparkle (sfpx95gt1024u2h geforce 9500 gt 1gb 128-bit) video cards totaling 3gb of video ram!-750watt corsair psu-vigor monsoon iii lt dual 120mm fan cpu cooler-green and black smiloon raidmax

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Positives: Nice Performance, Easy To Install, Great Reliability, Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM

ASUS 90-MIB850-G0EAY00Z

$283.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i replaced the zalman 9700 with the thermalright 120 extreme 1366 and the stock nb cooler with the thermalright hr-05.
from Happy, www.newegg.com
i took off the supplied northbridge cooler and replaced with thermaltake exreme spirit ii cooler and arctic silver, this lowered the nb temps about 7 degrees c, still over 50 all the time.

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Positives: Nice Performance, Easy To Install, High Quality, Socket LGA1366

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2

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from N/A, www.newegg.com
(folding at 10,000 credits per day on 7 cores and 1 cuda) cons: only problem on first setup was stock fan and thermal transfer.
from Hopper0404, www.newegg.com
i open it anxious to see my new board and seen thermal paste on the cpu socket cover.
from Armenian Power, www.newegg.com
cons: none other thoughts: motherboard - p6t deluxe v2cpu -i7 920 overlocked 3.8ghz (19x200mhz)cpu cooler - zalman cnps9700my systemmemory - corsair xms3 6gb (3x2gb) 1600fsb ddr3 , soon will be
from Aenutt, www.newegg.com
pros: installed in my thermaltake element s case with out a hitch.matched up nicely with my i7 940.
from nvazn, www.newegg.com
cons: in my case (thermaltake armor+ mx), the sata ports are pressed pretty much right up against the hd cage, which made accessing those ports ridiculously difficult.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Nice Performance, High Quality, Socket LGA1366

DFI LANPARTY UT X58-T3eH8

$326.00 Est. at Amazon

from Compxpert, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: works great with my thermalright ultra extreme 120 "true".
from Silent Specter, www.newegg.com
like the connector or in asus terms (q-connector), thermal paste spreader, lots of cables, and thermal paste.
from MarkJohnson, www.newegg.com
thermaltake heat pipe included.
from MarkJohnson, www.newegg.com
thermalright chipset heatsink!
from Nashness, www.newegg.com
no boot sounds nor did the processor feel hot as the thermal paste on the stock fan was still in a solid state.

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Positives: Nice Reliability, Excellent Performance, Easy To Install, Socket LGA1366

DFI Lanparty Jr X58-T3H6 Core i7/ Intel X58/

$251.00 Est. at Amazon

from OlympiaLogger, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: don't mean to turn this into a chat board, but do you technoids who build lots of lan boxes think the thermaltake vf1000bws is a good box to put this m-atx in ???
from ShadowForger, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: thermaltake lanboxintel core i7 920dfi jr x58-t3h6sapphire toxic 4870 1gbwd velociraptor 300gb6gb g.skill 160026" asus lcd
from Kaeotic, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: intel core i7 920 @ 3.4wd 500gb x 2 in raid 06gb ocz ocz gold 6gb (3 x 2gb) ddr3 1600lanparty jr x58-t3h6850w thermaltake2 4850s in crossfire
from Jason Lihani, www.newegg.com
i called them up to find out why to learn that i had voided it by getting thermal compound on the cpu bracket.
from Evan, www.newegg.com
longer than my motherboard.after loading the software from the cd, i used the fan controller software and it made my computer near silent under no load and slowly ramped up fan speed according to

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Install, Excellent Reliability, Socket LGA1366

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

from ove1, www.newegg.com
cleaned and reapplied thermal compound.
from StonedITdude, www.newegg.com
i applied the thermal paste correctly and the cpu cooler is from my old gaming rig which kept the 6400+ in the 30's and temps are still up near the danger zone.

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy To Install, High Quality, Socket AM2

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Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H 991443028

ASUS Maximus II Formula Intel P45 Core 2 Extreme

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P

EVGA 132-BL-E758-TR x58 SLI Mainboard

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ASUS M4N82 Deluxe AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 980a

ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX

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Gigabyte Technology GA-MA790FX-UD5P Amd 790fx +

EVGA 132-YW-E178-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P

BIOSTAR TpowerX58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX

ASUS 90-MIB850-G0EAY00Z

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2

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