I said above that moving the power setting down a notch in windows solved my problem. but the post above reminded me that i put in a noctua and made sure i did a thorough job with the paste with the penta dot thermal paste arrangement. That kept my temps under control by far. Until that point i was paranoid about high temps. Now it can go on a CPU usage in the 90 percent for extended periods. Noctua NH-U12A chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler - I like this black version much better than the weird Desert Storm brown. How did this brand survive that era? 