D2ultima

Aren't the ES series not supported in these machines? I know you can use them, but it's a little bit more difficult to make sure they work as well as the common chips most others might have.

The only way I know of how to check the power supply is by using a wattage meter, but that'd require you buying an item just for a short usage... you could see if a friend or neighbour could lend you first before deciding.

Yeah, glad to see you got your new temps sorted. Though I find it really bad taste that Sager's paste job is so bad that a simple repaste gives you a drop of almost 30 degrees celcius. That's just unforgivable, really. But why did he need to buy a new heatsink if he had an SM series from the start?