I just got my m9700 today and while playing WOW for an hour I noticed my temp was running at 80C. It idles around 69C to 71C. I'm a little dissappointed that AW doesnt use AS5 as it is a proven to reduce temps, but oh well...every...
I got 256 ram from Dell and added 512 kingmax and i never get temps over 85C. I've been playing the hell out of COD, bf1942, KOTOR, and HALO. I oc a bit too with powersrip.
I have the same config as you and my ram never gets hotter then 85C. I got 256 from Dell and bought a 512 stick from newwegg.com for $87. The brand is kingmax and it is known for running cooler. Did you buy Dell mem or upgrade it...
If you can take the heat go for the 8790. I had a 4780 that I returned because it got way too toasty on the left side and had no nentillation over there at all. I thought the cdrom and hd would be junk after a year so I bailed. It...