PSPkiller Wrote:Damn! Those temp readings are something else!

Yeah, 90 degrees doesn't sound very cool.  Generally you want to keep below 50, and definitely below 70.

PSPkiller Wrote:Also where did you hear that a single rail was better than multiple rails? More rails are definately tha way to go. If you've got a high load on one rail (e.g. the graphics card) then it doesn't effect upon the rest of the system. You end up with far more stable power. The fact that your 12v rail is at 10.5v is cause for serious concern. Replace that power supply now! Preferrably with a multi rail pwer supply.

Wouldn't you think it's the same?  I mean all the rails come out of the same place, and so if the draw is too high on 1 rail, it'll effect the others as well, no difference how many rails you have.  Think of your home main power supply, you can have 10 outlets around the house, but if you draw massive amounts from 1 (stick a few 2000W water boilers on it), it'll take out the other 9 too.

Hellgiver Wrote:I was reading around and people have suggested using IntelBurnTest instead of Prime95 for the i7, since people are saying I'd need to run 2 instances of Prime95 to properly use the hyperthreading. I have been running it on max settings, and been making it through all the passes. I am still unsure about how to make sure Prime95 would be run, with everyone being vague and just saying to have 2 instances of it open, and that's it.  

I'll be likely to get a new PSU, then. Thanks guys.

I guess another option would be to disable hyperthreading so the 4 threads of Prime95 covers your whole CPU.  But then that may effect your "stress" levels (probably less stress without HT).