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  1. HellionDarklord
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    Window 7 Home Premium Dual Boot Ubuntu Linux
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    thanks for the advice guys! I really appreciate it.


    When I get more money in I will probably definitely get the 212 plus
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  3. Dave76
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    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
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    Your welcome, you might try Real Temp, a good free temp monitoring program. To see what the temps are before and after.

    Let us know how everything goes.
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  4. Night Hawk
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    Lately with the quad now in use I've been seeing reliable readings with PC Wizard 2010 also a free bench marking program updated for more then just dual core cpus. It displays the core temps for each core as well as a main processor temp. CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
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