To observe the thermal performance of the system we used CPUID Hardware Monitor alongside Prime95 and Furmark to load the system. Idle temperatures were measured after 15 minutes of ‘resting’ at the Windows 7 Desktop and load temperatures were measured by running Prime95 and Furmark V1.10 for 15 minutes then recording the maximum temperatures during this time period.
These temperatures are a little warm considering the excellent cooler, with the CPU exceeding 90 degrees C in our stress test. The system remained completely stable despite the large overclock, though.