Prescott 2.8C Idle temps?

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Okay, I just put an Antec NeoPower 480 into my case, and it seems like things are running hotter. The fans are making more noise than normal, that was my clue. At present, my case temp is being reported by MBM at 114; and the processor goes from 143-160. Am I running too hot? Ambient in the room has been about a constant 75-80 recently, as it hasn't cooled off much here. I think that once I could cool the room down to 68 with a few cool nights, it might get better, but...

I can't see any throttling issues, so I don't think I'm getting too hot...but I don't want to toast my chip, either!
 
143-160 is like 61-71C... really close to the throttling temp of the prescott. they do run hot, but maybe you should evaluate your cooling and cabling and make sure everything is working optimally. my truepower 550 runs a lot warmer than my old smartpower 400, but i'm not sure why. you might go through the case with compressed (dried) air or a can of air and blow everything out--maybe there's some dust accumulation?

what hsf do you use on the pressy?
 
I periodically take a leaf blower (cheaper than compressed air) to my case from a distance - enough to blow out the dust! I'm running the stock HSF (I know, I know...) There's really not a lot more I can do with my cabling, as near as I can tell. This Sonata is a somewhat cramped case.
 
i've got a friend that's using a sonata-- they're more designed for quiet than thermal efficiency... so i think that might be a limiting factor. as long as you're not throttling or anything, and it's running within the spec for prescotts, you'll be fine

although, i'd recommend looking into a more efficient hsf for the cpu, and perhaps look at replacing that fan (120mm?) in the back with something that moves more air, maybe?

you might also look at checking the mating surface b/w your stock intel HSF and the cpu, to be certain that you've got enough thermal compound, and not too much-- you might also want to try something like arctic silver, since i've always had better luck with cooler temps using that rather than the thermal pad on a stock 'sink or the goo you can get @ radioshack
 
Good suggestions, a dab of AS might be a good idea. Hrm... Thanks. I feel better knowing that I should be peachy the way it is, though.
 
I owned a few of the 2.8e and 3.0e they all run hot mine when i had it overclocked it was like a heater in my room i was running it 4.0GHZ you could literally feel the heat coming off of it. I was running the thermalright 120 and it was hitting your temps. i would get you a high end cooler light weight quiet and be done with it. But i would sweat i 1st bought mine thought the same thing you did but i could never burn that chip up. I tried becuase i got it from compusa and wanted my money back and still couldnt.,..
 
the thermal spec of the p4 prescott series cpus has the throttling temp really close to the temps he has. just because they're "OK" (i.e. they're not making the pc shut down or throttle speed) doesn't mean they're going to be healthy for the longevity of the machine. it's always better when semiconductors are cooler than not.

it would be wise in that instance to do whatever necessary with what he's got to ensure that the temps are within a healthy range--because what's to say environmental changes wouldn't increase the temp of the cpu? adding just a hair more to 71C would make the box either shut down or be really unhappy. a suggestion of changing TIM or replacing a fan with something more efficient isn't BAD. it's healthier in the long run.

(my 3.2E Pressy idles @ 38C, and loads at 48-50C.)
 
You could try lapping the heatsink, if you haven't already.

Or open the side and put a household fan next to it, although that isn't the best long term solution for most people.

Or make a new side panel completely out of 80mm fans (preferably vantec tornado's) :D
 
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