OK on that.OK on the curiosity I had about the VR generating its own heat and the CPU heat dumping. I am still bothered by the VR temp default alarm threshold and I'll explain why. First, the system I am evaluating: Intel components: TQ57TM, core i3 530, stock...
Using the fan/temp monitoring in the BIOS, the CPU temp is 49C and the VR is 60C after a quick look. That only gives 4 more degrees before the alert occurs. And I am testing in a room that is below 70F ambient. If this was mid summer and the ambient was, ...