B ben_1001 Baseband Member Messages 22 Jul 24, 2005 #1 hey i have a pentium 4 3hgz with stock heatsink and fan, and its running at around 70 degress pluss, way to hot , how thick thin should i apply heatsink compond, could it be hot cause i need to put more on ?
hey i have a pentium 4 3hgz with stock heatsink and fan, and its running at around 70 degress pluss, way to hot , how thick thin should i apply heatsink compond, could it be hot cause i need to put more on ?
C Counter-Strike Daemon Poster Messages 1,107 Jul 24, 2005 #2 Is it 70C or 70F? I am hoping you mean 70F... You need a new HSF, Intel's stock suck.
OP OP B ben_1001 Baseband Member Messages 22 Jul 24, 2005 #3 haha no "C" yeah C 70C oh man way to high i have heat sink compond here i will re apply it could you help on giving a quick run down on the best way ?
haha no "C" yeah C 70C oh man way to high i have heat sink compond here i will re apply it could you help on giving a quick run down on the best way ?
M m3trj Fully Optimized Messages 1,574 Jul 24, 2005 #4 Get a new heatsink, don't re-use the stock one. The Thermalright XP-90 with some Arctic Silver 5 will drop your temperatures considerably.
Get a new heatsink, don't re-use the stock one. The Thermalright XP-90 with some Arctic Silver 5 will drop your temperatures considerably.
OP OP B ben_1001 Baseband Member Messages 22 Jul 24, 2005 #5 oh lucky me, i put a fresh blob of heatsink stuff on. and now its in the 30 - 40 c yeah, but i need a new heatsink thanks for the help
oh lucky me, i put a fresh blob of heatsink stuff on. and now its in the 30 - 40 c yeah, but i need a new heatsink thanks for the help
C Counter-Strike Daemon Poster Messages 1,107 Jul 24, 2005 #6 My friend has XP-90 on his Intel and it dropped temps by about 8 C
V vaderpro Fully Optimized Messages 1,946 Jul 24, 2005 #7 wow it dropped that much??? mines running at 50 degrees C, at idle, ambient temp 42 degrees c. Maybe i should get some artic silver?
wow it dropped that much??? mines running at 50 degrees C, at idle, ambient temp 42 degrees c. Maybe i should get some artic silver?
T timmer Daemon Poster Messages 1,289 Jul 24, 2005 #8 i say get the zalman 7700 heatsink and fan and u can control the speeds its nice