Well, I have my 165 0551 VPMW for about a week. Did testing on two different boards. Seems like my Epox 9NPA+ SLi was having temperature reading problems so I tested it on a borrowed DFI LanParty Ultra-D board. Here are my results...
I borrowed a DFI LanParty NF4 Ultra-D, plugged my cpu in and with stock HSF. Here's the setting for the DFI:
VCore: VID + 113% ~ 1.5255V
HTT: 290mhz
Multiplier: x9
Ram: 237 mhz 3-4-4-8
CPU Temp: 24°C idle/ 55°C load
At idle, I touched the heatsink near the base of the heat pipes and the side base of the HSF. It was cool to the touch. At full load, the pipes was warm and the side of the base of the HSF was hotter, but not enough to cause any kind of discomfort.
Ok, now I moved everything to the EPoX mobo. Here's the setting for the EPoX:
VCore: +0.2 ~ 1.6V
HTT: 290mhz
Multiplier: x9
Ram: 237 mhz 3-4-4-8
CPU Temp: 40°C idle/ 72°C load
Hot dang! You guys must think I'm crazy!! Well, again, I perform a very basic test. The touch test! At idle, the pipes and side of the base of the HSF was cool to the touch (yes at 40°C). At full load at 73°C, it was warm to the touch. Yes! Warm! I've set and reseated my heat sink plenty of times the past week so I'm sure it's on tight.