Cooling down my PC

[scottjames84]

At the moment I have 3 case fans, front, side and back, I also have a Golden Orb II by Thermal take CPU fan which is running at 122 F which is too hot in my view.
How can I cool this down? I have heard of this cpu fan being able to get to 87 F which is what I want lol.

here is a copy of SISoft Sandras CPU reading; maybe the CPU fan voltage is wrong; how can I increase the fan voltage?


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SiSoftware Sandra

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Speed : 2.99GHz
Performance Rating : PR3970 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s)
Package : FC LGA775
Rated Speed/FSB : 3000MHz / 4x 200MHz
Multiplier : 15/1x
Minimum/Maximum Multiplier : 1/1x / 15/1x
Generation : G8
Name : P4P-T/J (Prescott) Pentium 4E 90nm 2.8-3.8GHz 1.25-1.40V
Revision/Stepping : 4 / 3 (0)
Maximum Physical / Virtual Addressing : 36-bit / 48-bit
Native Page Size : 4kB

Co-Processor (FPU)
Type : Built-in
Revision/Stepping : 4 / 3 (0)

Processor Cache(s)
Internal Data Cache : 16kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
Internal Trace Cache : 12kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 2MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector, 2 threads sharing
L2 Cache Multiplier : 1/1x (2985MHz)

Upgradeability
Socket/Slot : FC-478
Upgrade Interface : Socket 478
Supported Speed(s) : 4.00GHz+

Environment Monitor 1
Model : Winbond W83627(T)HF ISA
Version : 9.00
Mainboard Specific Support : No

Sensors
CPU Temperature : 50.5°C / 122.9°F td

Features
FPU - Co-Processor Built-in : Yes
VME - Virtual Mode Extensions : Yes
DE - Debugging Extension : Yes
PSE - Page Size Extension : Yes
TSC - Time Stamp Counter : Yes
MSR - Model Specific Registers : Yes
PAE - Physical Address Extension : Yes
MCE - Machine Check Exception : Yes
CX8 - Compare & Exchange 8-bytes Instruction : Yes
APIC - Local APIC Built-in : Yes
SEP - Fast System Call : Yes
MTRR - Memory Type Range Registers : Yes
PGE - Page Global Enable : Yes
MCA - Machine Check Architecture : Yes
PAT - Page Attribute Table : Yes
PSE36 - 36-bit Page Size Extension : Yes
PSN - Unique Serial Number : No
CLF - Cache Line Flush Support : Yes
DS - Debug Trace & EMON Store : Yes
ACPI - Software Clock Control : Yes
(W)MMX Technology : Yes
FXSR - Fast Float Save & Restore : Yes
SSE Technology : Yes
SSE2 Technology : Yes
SS - Self Snoop : Yes
HTT - Hyper-Threading Technology : Yes
TM - Thermal Monitor : Yes
PBE - Pending Break Enable : Yes
IA64 Technology : No
SSE3 Technology : Yes
MON - Monitor/MWait : Yes
DSCPL - CPL qualified Debug Store : Yes
VMX - Virtual Machine eXtensions : No
EST - Enhanced SpeedStep Technology : Yes
TM2 - Thermal Monitor 2 : No
CID - Context ID : Yes
CX16 - Compare & Exchange 16-bytes Instruction : Yes
xTPR - Send Task Priority Messages : Yes
DAZ - Denormals Are Zero : Yes

Extended Features
EMMX - Extended MMX Technology : No
3DNow! Technology : No
Extended 3DNow! Technology : No
XD/NX - No-execute Page Protection : Yes
AMD64/EM64T Technology : Yes

Advanced Settings
Data Error Checking : No
Fast Strings : Yes
x86 FPU Compatibility Mode : No
Prefetch Queue : Yes
Branch Trace Storage : Yes
Data Cache Active Mode : Yes
IO Queue Depth : 12 request(s)
TM - Thermal Monitor : Yes
TM2 - Thermal Monitor 2 : No
Specific Platform Requirements : No
Control Temperature : 66.0°C / 150.8°F

MP Settings
Maximum Supported Configuration : 2-way
Bootstrap CPU : Yes
Global APIC Engaged : Yes
APIC ID : 0
APIC Cluster ID : 0
Arbitration ID : 0

Machine Check Architecture Settings
Number of Reporting Banks : 4 bank(s)
Extended Machine Check Support : Yes
Number of Extended Reporting Banks : 24 bank(s)

Variable Range MTRR Settings
MTRR 0 : 00000000-3FFFFFFF (0MB-1024MB) WB

Fixed Range MTRR Settings
MTRR 0 Range 0 : 00000000-0000FFFF (0kB-64kB) WB
MTRR 0 Range 1 : 00010000-0001FFFF (64kB-128kB) WB
MTRR 0 Range 2 : 00020000-0002FFFF (128kB-192kB) WB
MTRR 0 Range 3 : 00030000-0003FFFF (192kB-256kB) WB
MTRR 0 Range 4 : 00040000-0004FFFF (256kB-320kB) WB
MTRR 0 Range 5 : 00050000-0005FFFF (320kB-384kB) WB
MTRR 0 Range 6 : 00060000-0006FFFF (384kB-448kB) WB
MTRR 0 Range 7 : 00070000-0007FFFF (448kB-512kB) WB
MTRR 1 Range 0 : 00080000-00083FFF (512kB-528kB) WB
MTRR 1 Range 1 : 00084000-00087FFF (528kB-544kB) WB
MTRR 1 Range 2 : 00088000-0008BFFF (544kB-560kB) WB
MTRR 1 Range 3 : 0008C000-0008FFFF (560kB-576kB) WB
MTRR 1 Range 4 : 00090000-00093FFF (576kB-592kB) WB
MTRR 1 Range 5 : 00094000-00097FFF (592kB-608kB) WB
MTRR 1 Range 6 : 00098000-0009BFFF (608kB-624kB) WB
MTRR 1 Range 7 : 0009C000-0009FFFF (624kB-640kB) WB
MTRR 2 Range 0 : 000A0000-000A3FFF (640kB-656kB) UC
MTRR 2 Range 1 : 000A4000-000A7FFF (656kB-672kB) UC
MTRR 2 Range 2 : 000A8000-000ABFFF (672kB-688kB) UC
MTRR 2 Range 3 : 000AC000-000AFFFF (688kB-704kB) UC
MTRR 2 Range 4 : 000B0000-000B3FFF (704kB-720kB) UC
MTRR 2 Range 5 : 000B4000-000B7FFF (720kB-736kB) UC
MTRR 2 Range 6 : 000B8000-000BBFFF (736kB-752kB) UC
MTRR 2 Range 7 : 000BC000-000BFFFF (752kB-768kB) UC
MTRR 3 Range 0 : 000C0000-000C0FFF (768kB-772kB) WP
MTRR 3 Range 1 : 000C1000-000C1FFF (772kB-776kB) WP
MTRR 3 Range 2 : 000C2000-000C2FFF (776kB-780kB) WP
MTRR 3 Range 3 : 000C3000-000C3FFF (780kB-784kB) WP
MTRR 3 Range 4 : 000C4000-000C4FFF (784kB-788kB) WP
MTRR 3 Range 5 : 000C5000-000C5FFF (788kB-792kB) WP
MTRR 3 Range 6 : 000C6000-000C6FFF (792kB-796kB) WP
MTRR 3 Range 7 : 000C7000-000C7FFF (796kB-800kB) WP
MTRR 4 Range 0 : 000C8000-000C8FFF (800kB-804kB) UC
MTRR 4 Range 1 : 000C9000-000C9FFF (804kB-808kB) UC
MTRR 4 Range 2 : 000CA000-000CAFFF (808kB-812kB) UC
MTRR 4 Range 3 : 000CB000-000CBFFF (812kB-816kB) UC
MTRR 4 Range 4 : 000CC000-000CCFFF (816kB-820kB) UC
MTRR 4 Range 5 : 000CD000-000CDFFF (820kB-824kB) UC
MTRR 4 Range 6 : 000CE000-000CEFFF (824kB-828kB) UC
MTRR 4 Range 7 : 000CF000-000CFFFF (828kB-832kB) UC
MTRR 5 Range 0 : 000D0000-000D0FFF (832kB-836kB) UC
MTRR 5 Range 1 : 000D1000-000D1FFF (836kB-840kB) UC
MTRR 5 Range 2 : 000D2000-000D2FFF (840kB-844kB) UC
MTRR 5 Range 3 : 000D3000-000D3FFF (844kB-848kB) UC
MTRR 5 Range 4 : 000D4000-000D4FFF (848kB-852kB) UC
MTRR 5 Range 5 : 000D5000-000D5FFF (852kB-856kB) UC
MTRR 5 Range 6 : 000D6000-000D6FFF (856kB-860kB) UC
MTRR 5 Range 7 : 000D7000-000D7FFF (860kB-864kB) UC
MTRR 6 Range 0 : 000D8000-000D8FFF (864kB-868kB) UC
MTRR 6 Range 1 : 000D9000-000D9FFF (868kB-872kB) UC
MTRR 6 Range 2 : 000DA000-000DAFFF (872kB-876kB) UC
MTRR 6 Range 3 : 000DB000-000DBFFF (876kB-880kB) UC
MTRR 6 Range 4 : 000DC000-000DCFFF (880kB-884kB) UC
MTRR 6 Range 5 : 000DD000-000DDFFF (884kB-888kB) UC
MTRR 6 Range 6 : 000DE000-000DEFFF (888kB-892kB) UC
MTRR 6 Range 7 : 000DF000-000DFFFF (892kB-896kB) UC
MTRR 7 Range 0 : 000E0000-000E0FFF (896kB-900kB) UC
MTRR 7 Range 1 : 000E1000-000E1FFF (900kB-904kB) UC
MTRR 7 Range 2 : 000E2000-000E2FFF (904kB-908kB) UC
MTRR 7 Range 3 : 000E3000-000E3FFF (908kB-912kB) UC
MTRR 7 Range 4 : 000E4000-000E4FFF (912kB-916kB) UC
MTRR 7 Range 5 : 000E5000-000E5FFF (916kB-920kB) UC
MTRR 7 Range 6 : 000E6000-000E6FFF (920kB-924kB) UC
MTRR 7 Range 7 : 000E7000-000E7FFF (924kB-928kB) UC
MTRR 8 Range 0 : 000E8000-000E8FFF (928kB-932kB) UC
MTRR 8 Range 1 : 000E9000-000E9FFF (932kB-936kB) UC
MTRR 8 Range 2 : 000EA000-000EAFFF (936kB-940kB) UC
MTRR 8 Range 3 : 000EB000-000EBFFF (940kB-944kB) UC
MTRR 8 Range 4 : 000EC000-000ECFFF (944kB-948kB) UC
MTRR 8 Range 5 : 000ED000-000EDFFF (948kB-952kB) UC
MTRR 8 Range 6 : 000EE000-000EEFFF (952kB-956kB) UC
MTRR 8 Range 7 : 000EF000-000EFFFF (956kB-960kB) UC
MTRR 9 Range 0 : 000F0000-000F0FFF (960kB-964kB) UC
MTRR 9 Range 1 : 000F1000-000F1FFF (964kB-968kB) UC
MTRR 9 Range 2 : 000F2000-000F2FFF (968kB-972kB) UC
MTRR 9 Range 3 : 000F3000-000F3FFF (972kB-976kB) UC
MTRR 9 Range 4 : 000F4000-000F4FFF (976kB-980kB) UC
MTRR 9 Range 5 : 000F5000-000F5FFF (980kB-984kB) UC
MTRR 9 Range 6 : 000F6000-000F6FFF (984kB-988kB) UC
MTRR 9 Range 7 : 000F7000-000F7FFF (988kB-992kB) UC
MTRR 10 Range 0 : 000F8000-000F8FFF (992kB-996kB) UC
MTRR 10 Range 1 : 000F9000-000F9FFF (996kB-1000kB) UC
MTRR 10 Range 2 : 000FA000-000FAFFF (1000kB-1004kB) UC
MTRR 10 Range 3 : 000FB000-000FBFFF (1004kB-1008kB) UC
MTRR 10 Range 4 : 000FC000-000FCFFF (1008kB-1012kB) UC
MTRR 10 Range 5 : 000FD000-000FDFFF (1012kB-1016kB) UC
MTRR 10 Range 6 : 000FE000-000FEFFF (1016kB-1020kB) UC
MTRR 10 Range 7 : 000FF000-000FFFFF (1020kB-1024kB) UC

PAT Settings
PAT 0 : WB
PAT 1 : WC
PAT 2 : UC-
PAT 3 : UC
PAT 4 : WB
PAT 5 : WC
PAT 6 : UC-
PAT 7 : UC

Performance Tips
Tip 210 : Mainboard supports faster CPUs, so the CPU can be upgraded when needed.
Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

 

[Trotter]

122 F = 50 C. That ain't bad at all for load.

Now, if that is idle, it stinks...

 

[Rolandooo]

Woah 122 F thats Really Really Hot! (if thats ILDE) im not too familair with P4's and thier Temps, but thats hot... i have the Thermaltake Blue Orb on my AMD X2 4400+ it was running a 38 C on idle then 54 C full Load i changed my front 80 mm intake Fan with a 120mm and i dropped my temps to 29 C idle and then 39 C Load..BigDifference if all fails check your thermal paste

 

[scottjames84]

I ended up having to change the fan back to a P4 stock fan because the system was too unstabe to run with the orb but when I get better thermal paste i will be putting the orb back in.

Before the system crashed today I was running at about 39 C idle and 42 load thats with the orb in.

now with the stock im running at 42 C idle and about 46-49C load.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

It's sad if your system is crasing at them temps.... I generaly get around 60C load with my CPU and start going unstable at 64C.....

 

[scottjames84]

im not sure why it started to crash.

before it crashed I replaced the thermal paste on the cpu then put the orb back on, it.

Im thinking I put a bit to much paste on which caused the unstableness.

When I can be botherd taking the motherboard out of the case again I will put the orb back in with artic silver themal paste which I have had good experience with.
I was using the standard paste that came with my orb.

I only put the stock fan back on because I wanted to see if replacing the fan would help my comp and it did so i think it was a paste issue.

 

[Rolandooo]

yea id wait for the artic silver and you would be ready to go that orb has good ratings so it should do good! make sure when u place the heatsink on b4 you screw it in place kind of rotate it from left to right Good Luck

 

[scottjames84]

im so used to amd so I dont really know know how to apply the paste adaquatly for best proformance; still learning with Intel.

Is artic silver any better than the common white paste??

 

[Rolandooo]

Well as soon as i bought my Blue Orb i knew it came with the white paste but i ordered Artic Silver aswell when i compared both AS5 and the white paste by looking at them i liked how AS5 was i never tried the white paste so i cant tell you personally how well it works but so many ppl prefer it and so would i

 

[scottjames84]

Well then I will get the AS5 then