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Only one CPU has died (out of dozens used), and it may have been because the mobo got confused about how much juice to send through it.
All CPUs are from ebay, and some were sent to me in visibly poor condition. Also, others look in OK condition but may have been overclocked/volted. (I'm not entirely to blame for all problems encountered.)
Some stability problems appear to have been BIOS settings/driver versions/software related, because they've been fixed.
Most experiments are just frivolous 30 minute tests, and not part of any "real working system". (My primary goal is to work out which CPUs work with which mobos.) Then I'll get (hopefully better quality) replacements from ebay, and look after them properly from the outset. Naturally I'll use paste when I make a "real working system". I use good paste in my main machine. It's got an E8400 in it and idles at 25C, with core temps of 35C and 40C, and its fan is just 800 RPM!
All tests are done with a heavy heatsink sitting vertically on top of each CPU, not with the mobo (and heatsink) positioned at a 90 degree angle inside a case.
The maximum working temperature of these CPUs is around 100C, which is extremely high.
I'll probably incur the Wrath of old Thrashbarg (which sounds like a cheesy Dungeons & Dragons adventure), but here are my test results - which is just me messing about, and is not to be taken seriously.
CPU = Palomino 1900+ (I couldn't use my Palomino 2000+ because I accidentally fried it.)
Only joking.
42.8C (10 minutes of idle desktop usage.)
I then ran coolon.exe and waited for 10 minutes. Temperature = 22.8C. That's an amazing reduction!
I didn't run Prime95, because I didn't want to risk damaging the Palomino CPU as they do tend to get a bit hot.
(I then let the system cool down, and then applied thermal paste to the CPU.)
33.4C (10 minutes of idle desktop usage.) That's an amazing reduction! (From 42.8C without using paste.)
I then ran coolon.exe and waited 10 minutes. Temperature = 21.1C.
I then ran Prime95.exe and waited 10 minutes (with coolon.exe still "active"). Temperature = 39.9C. I guess that's reasonably good, considering I'm using a heavy heatsink, paste and also coolon.exe.