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P4 3.2 Prescott heating problems

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Hi everyone!

i have currently got an intel P4 3.2 hyperthreading PRESCOTT processor. But my motherboard started bleeping when it got to 60 degrees... is this bad?

what is the optimum temperature for my processor? i don't want it blowing up or something. When i was playing Unreal Tournemant it reached 70 degrees.

i also have 40 and 30 degrees on my temp thingy but i am not sure what they are.

so in a nutshell
what temp should it be?
where can i alter the fan voltage, in cmos or something?
 
What type of cooling are you using for your CPU? Also, are you overclocking at all? My 2.8 prescott is clocked at 3.2 and at idle, my CPU temps are about 45C and when gaming, it gets up to about 65C. Intel says that the highest temp shouldn't exceed around 70C so I would look into better cooling.
 
Yeah that's bad. What kind of cooler are you using? Is your case ventilation adequate? What about thermal grease or thermal interface contact pad?
 
post the specs on your rig (including case and cooling).

I've seen a LOT of prescotts overhead in crappy cases... Also, the stock HSF blows really bad. I don't understand people that think it's adequate -- it's definitely not!
 
The stock HS and fan are Ok as long as you have good case cooling. I'm using it and I have my 2.8E clocked at 3.22GHz and my temps aren't bad at all. Maybe around 60C max on load and 45C idle.
 
Dunno guys, I have 3.0E with Zalman 7000A-AlCu@full fan speed(2500rpm) and still my idle temp is around 51°C :mad:
I have 1fan on intake, 2out. When gaming temp will go up to 62°C
 
Any 3.2E's that I have seen run very hot even with intel approved cases with the side tunnel and case fan. =-/
 
potroast said:
post the specs on your rig (including case and cooling).

I've seen a LOT of prescotts overhead in crappy cases... Also, the stock HSF blows really bad. I don't understand people that think it's adequate -- it's definitely not!
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I disagree. In most cases, I think the stock HSF is perfectly adequate. I've been running my 3.0 prescott @ 3.4GHz with the stock HSF for the past 5 months and it never gets above 54C under a full game load.

I want to push my CPU even farther though and for that I am going to replace the HSF. However, for most people (especially people that don't OC at all), the stock HSF is perfectly adequate.
 
well i have a coolermaster Cavalier... no fans on input, although i have removed one of the drive slots for air to be sucked in, and a 120mm fan on the back, which doesn't seem to be churning much air out whatsoever...

how do you adjust fan speeds??? is it in cmos or something like that?

i am working on getting more fans but i am also thinking about getting a good quality heat sink, at present i have Intel's one which came with the processor, but i am thinking about a thermaltake volcano 12?

is that a good one? or which one is the best out there :D
 
eh eh..


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You definitly need better airflow...get those fans you are thinking of, and I'd get a Zalman CPNS 7000A-Cu heatsink with Artic Silver 5, Expect the prescott to run hotter than a Northwood, but at 70C the cpu will throttle down to prevent damage. For airflow, I reccomend Panaflo fans
twajetmech
 
twajetmech said:
You definitly need better airflow...get those fans you are thinking of, and I'd get a Zalman CPNS 7000A-Cu heatsink with Artic Silver 5, Expect the prescott to run hotter than a Northwood, but at 70C the cpu will throttle down to prevent damage. For airflow, I reccomend Panaflo fans
twajetmech
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fu@k little dinky cpu fans... wattablock w/ wattachillin will do it, or phase change.

you still gonna need some air cooling for the chipsets and the circuit board.
 
Atrye said:
I disagree. In most cases, I think the stock HSF is perfectly adequate. I've been running my 3.0 prescott @ 3.4GHz with the stock HSF for the past 5 months and it never gets above 54C under a full game load.

I want to push my CPU even farther though and for that I am going to replace the HSF. However, for most people (especially people that don't OC at all), the stock HSF is perfectly adequate.
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Is that your only system that you've done that with? I own a shop and I see dozens of systems a day... I can honestly say that the number of people satisfied with the stock cooler is in the minority. For every 10 cpus I sell, I probably sell around 7-8 zalman CU-7000's... that's an estimate, not a real figure, but it's a very high number of upgraded fans to cpu's. most of my customers do not oc, either.
 
My 2.8C was running very hot, sticking a stock Prescott HSK on it chilled it out pretty good. As for the 3.2E Pressy, I have it running on standard water. 40-50 loaded.

My problem is OCing it to 4Ghz, stable. The core doesn't break 50C but I just can't seem to get it stable.

Just today I noticed that the chipset HSK is Hot as HELL!
I guess I'll have to devise a waterblock for the chipset too.

anyone else see a performance increase (stability increase) by putting the chipset on water?
 
I just picked up an sp-94 for mine, i'll get back to you on temps but from what i've heard this heatsink is badass. Too bad its discontinued.
 
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