I have just started to overclock and I am not to impressed with the cpu cooler. I am up to 3.1ghz and my load temps running prime95 are in the upper 60's already and my idle temps are in the low 40's. I figured it would be better than that. I haven't even touched the voltages yet. I have thought about putting some higher rpm fans on the cooler. Since the middle fan is round, does a round fan have to go in there? Soulphire, what are you load temps?
Also there are some little lights next to the first memory slot. The book says it is for the NB Phase LED, DDR Phase LED, and the DDR Voltage LED. When I first got the computer running, the lights would only come on when I first turn the machine on and then go away. Now they are staying on all the time. Sometimes just one will be on and other times 3 or 4 will be on. Right now there is 3 on, one green, one orange, and one red. What do those mean?
I have been playing BFBC2 with all the settings on high, vsync turned off at 1680x1050 and I am getting anywhere between 60 and 100 fps. Is that normal?