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System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2
CPU Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.39 Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
Memory 4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
Graphics Card Gainward GeForce GTX 260 Golden Sample 896MB
Sound Card Onboard Realtech High Def 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
Screen Resolution 1680x1050

Keyboard Razer Reclusa
Mouse Logitech G5 Gamer
PSU OCZ Powerstream 520w
Cooling Arctic 7 Freezer Pro
Hard Drives western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
Internet Speed 8mb

04-17-2009	#5 (permalink)
archie123 Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2 1,742 posts	Re: Help needed: CPU getting extremely hot even on Idle hold down ctrl and alt hit delete once , under the processes tab what servce is taking up your cpu cycles
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