Forgot to add, I previously ran a 1.2 T'Bird @ 10.5 x 145fsb, Vcore 1.85, with various HSF's and case fans, my CPU load temps would hit 52C....28 over Ambient.....now with my untouched XP 1800 I'm getting 50C-51C with the exact same setup, but with too much fan noise (damn Delta). I would like to see the CPU temp in the low 40's, and much quieter. Is that realistic?
By running the chipset block in parallel with the CPU with a restictor I could maximize the flow/cooling to the CPU, is that assumption wrong? Run the chipset in series before the CPU?
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