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Hot processor..

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Neo2741

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hey,i recently finished my new comp it up and running everythings great.Except my processor runs kinda hot.(45-47C idle,55-57C heavy load)Heres what i have:
-Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz Prescott
-1GB Kingston DDR-400
-Ati Radeon 9800 Pro
-Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer
-MSI Neo2 Motherboard

I replaced the stock heatsink with a Coolermaster socket 478 with Leds.i put one bb sized drop of artic silver 5 then installed the heatsink, even though on the heatsink package said spread the thermal paste on the heatsink i followed Artic silver's instructions.(that could be part of it. I ran cpu burn-in to test it at 100% and the temp got to 57C(close to 60C which is harmful i read)Should i add another system fan for did i not do a good job installing the heatsink?i hear people saying theyre getting like 35C idle temps i would not even try to overclock if these are the temps im going to have lol.any advice would be appreciated.
 
its a prescot, they get hot. especially with the stock heatsink and fan. my friends rig gets that hot also. and he uses stock.
 
one more question..i just changed the heatsink to a thermaltake one amd it lowered my temps to 39-40idle , 50-55 large load. i also added a side panel fan to help my other 3 fans push some air, but when i was moving some files around the cpu started making this wierd squeaking noise and the temp was at 80C and went into automatic shutdown. was that the sound of my cpu sizzling? when i installed the heatsink it too alot of pressure to snap in , is it possible for my heatsink to be too tightly fastened. or could i have done a bad job on my installation? any help would be appreciated.
 
i checked it out again and found out the fan has been cutting off on the processor.im not sure why it makes the sound, i think its not getting enough volts?i unplugged the cpu fan and plugged it back in and hasnt happened since.hmm
 
Stock heatsink + artic silver is OK for a prescott, it dropped temps in mine from 48-55 to 43-50, i used a thin layer of AS3 and a latex glove to spread the paste :D

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