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Hot Prescott

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calhawk

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I just intalled a Prescott 3.0E and it runs hot. I first tried the Intel stock cooler and it would idle at 50C and above, and under load up to almost 70C. I then tried a Thermalright-947U with a 80mm fan at 5000rpm. It still runs in the 60C and above under a load and idle's at around 47C. I also used artic silver 5 paste with the Thermalright heatsink, but it didn't help. I don't want to invest in water cooling at this time. Does anybody have a suggestion on a better heatsink or a better method to get the processor temps down? Would it help if I would make a air duct for the CPU? Any suggestions that don't cost alot of money would be appreciated.

Thanks
 
prescotts will always run *VERY* hot. im not sure exactly what are good temps for a prescott, but i know its higher than prettymuch every other cpu.
 
Prescotts didn't get their PrescHOT nickname for nothing :p

All I can reccomend are more case fans to keep more air moving in from outside the case, either that or a duct.
 
you could try a sp-94 w/92mm tornado

i have that hot ass in my oc rig and i had to get water on it.
 
I have a tower case with 6 fans moving the air in and out of the case, but I still get these high temps on this processor.
 
i wonder why intel calls it the prescott??

it doesn't seem like a person who is a american historian, then again they called it that cause it will MAKE history as being the hottest intel chip to date.


Pronunciation: 'pres-k&t also -"kät
Function: biographical name
William Hickling 1796-1859 American historian; known for his works on Spanish history

here another one

Pronunciation: 'pres-k&t, -"kät
Usage: geographical name
city central Arizona population 26,455

isn't arizona hot to?

sorry just being stupid =]
 
try dual pelts with massive mother sink on it plus 2 vantec tornadoes, 1 mounted to the case going thru a duct which has the 2nd fan on the HS
 
Prescott's up north in Arizona, it's actually pretty cold.

Southern Arizona is hot, I live in Yuma, smack dab in the middle of the desert.
 
yeah i'm running the 2.8E and right now

i have a 45 celcius idle and 55-57 load


cooled by koolance system
 
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