I ran FurMark for a while and let it get up to 94C before I stopped it. I'm not sure how hot my graphics card can get, but should I let it run for longer?
I've attached the screenshot. The dip in the middle is when I turned off the graphics to cool it down for a tick.
You might want to reconsider running your memory at 1066Mhz. Others with your board have reported stablity problems when attempting to run the memory at 1066Mhz. Example of this in the link below. The stable settings for you should be 800Mhz with 4,4,4,12 timings 2.0v and 2T, although your memory might have different timings and voltages.
Sometimes it's required that you overclock the CPU in order to use a more stable divider for 1066Mhz memory speed.
Asus m4a78-e and gskill F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK...memory Timing and voltages??? - techPowerUp! Forums
I just wanted to post a quick followup, but it looks like setting the RAM to default speeds seems to have fixed the problem. The funny thing is that the RAM and m-board are both specced to run at 1066Mhz, but I blame this Asus m-board for causing the problems and detecting it at slower speeds. I've had nothing but problems with Asus in the past, so this doesn't surprise me at all.
I really wanted to thank you all again for your help! Any recommendations for a good Win7 x64 compatible AM3 motherboard with cross-fire capabilities? I prefer onboard sound and network card, but I don't need onboard video.
Cheers!
Peter
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