CPU Temp

[Sprooty]

Hi,

I am currently running a P4 3.2Ghz (1MB L2) (not OCed)

Idle temp is around 50-55 (122F) and Full load is 65-69.

Now when i put this computer together it was fine for about a month then the Mobos overheat detector started going off everynow and then (telling me my CPU was running over 60C) so i took the CPU off cleaned the heatsink (stock heatsink) and put some new thermal past on (vantec thermal compound ) but it was still running hot.

Then i rememberd when i was shopping around for the CPU at internet sites one of the sites said something like "this CPU runs quite alot hotter than the 3.2 512 L2) so i went into the bios and set the CPU temp warning to 80)(Why 80? because Full load 69C and i dont want it to go off everytime my CPU hits 70C) and its been fine since.

But i just thought i should check with some people who know more about computers than me. Is this temp ok? and if its not what can i do?

(Currently have 1 Case fan since thats all my case supports)

 

[m3trj]

That should be OK. My 3Ghz runs at 66 degrees under load. It's because the Prescott core is hot, but they're designed to cope with it.

 

[The51]

I would try getting Artic Silver 5, that might help cooling.

 

[Lasrix]

i had a similar concern not to long ago about my P4 runnin at the same 55-60 temps. I went out and bought a canned of compressed air and gave my whole computer (including the cpu) a nice clean and now my cpu runs at 35 C Idle.

Quite the improvement, try it.

Cheers-

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

You need artic silver 5 for it

 

[YanBooth]

SHEESH, thats really hot, thankfully my Dell doesn't tell me the temp!
Anyhow, get an aftermarket HSF and a tube of arctic silver...

Yan

 

[majistic]

I have celeron 2.7ghz running at around 92*F.