Cooling

[nirbhayn]

Hi
My cpu hits 60-75 degree ish during 7 pass cce encoding. according to everest ultimate edition and bios.

i have a silverstone tj06 case and the fan used on my processor is the one supplied with my processor.

i am thinking of moviing to a new cooler that wont let the cpu go over 40 degrees no matter how much video editing i do. i dont overclock.

i also need a external temp sensor or a sensor built into cooler bcoz i feel my mobo doesnt show right temp.

but doesnt the processor have the temp sensor built onto the chip the how can it be wrong?

what should i do/?

[redwudz]

I never noticed any improvement after 5 passes with CCE, but OK.

60 - 75 will damage most CPUs if it stays up there a few too many times. Most CPUs throttle down at excess temperature, so you may not be getting any gains with that anyway. Also with high temps the thermal compound can weaken and that will make it overheat even easier.

Time for a better CPU cooler. 40C may be a little harder to reach, but you should be able to max out at 50C easy enough.

Some CPU's have a temp sensor built in and others use one in the CPU socket, directly under the CPU.

You also need plenty of airflow through the case, along with a improved CPU cooler. If you don't have them, front intake and rear exhaust fans help airflow quite a bit.

[jagabo]

US$30 to $50 will get you a cooler that's much better than stock. The better ones can get pretty big -- make sure it will fit in your case.

http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=574&name=CPU-Cooling

[nirbhayn]

Yes. as i said i have a silverstone tj06, full aluminium case with perfect airflow. its got a wonderfull tunnel system. but the problem is my room is faced to the sun and so heats up alot.
thats why i thought maybe its time for water cooling.

[nirbhayn]

Hi
I was thinking i off
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-nt06.htm.
should i stick to copperwares or go for watercooling?.

[Capmaster]

Superb company - superb product:
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu.php

I bought a Freezer 7 Pro ($34.95) for my new quad-core and it's a real challenge to get the CPU temp higher than the MB temp now

Under full load, now that the settling in period is over, it maxes out at about 33C with stock clocking 8)



When I overclock it it doesn't go much above 35C 8)

[budz]

I have a Cooler Master HSF in my 2 core duo pc. It never goes beyond 26c and when using CCE for DVD REBUILDER PRO it goes up to 34c. I purchased mine from SVC.com. Newegg and Compusa stock it as well.

http://www.svc.com/rr-lhc-p9-e1.html

[psx_pirate]

I use the Zalman CPNS9500 and cannot make the temp rise above 35 C no matter how hard i push the cpu

[redwudz]

nirbhayn , another thing to watch out for with aftermarket coolers is the noise level. The cooler you linked to: http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-nt06.htm has a noise level of 21.0dBA ~ 42.2dBA. The 21 is fine, but you may find the maximum 42dBA a little loud. (BTW, the period (.) after the htm kept that from displaying as a link in your post. Always leave a space at each end of a link)

A few CPUs have a bad reputation of running overly warm. If you have one of those, then you may need a little extra in the cooling department. If you need water cooling, do some research. Not all water systems are the same. They may need periodic maintenance and can be difficult to install. They are more designed for overclocking or unusual cooling needs.

[Soopafresh]

Those %$# Pentium P4 3Ghz chips...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/ezbake.shtml

[Capmaster]

Those %$# Pentium P4 3Ghz chips...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/ezbake.shtml

I've got a 2.8 HT "Preshott" myself. It can make grilled cheese sandwiches

[nirbhayn]

A few CPUs have a bad reputation of running overly warm. If you have one of those, then you may need a little extra in the cooling department.

like?

is Pentium D 840 one of them?

[jagabo]

The Pentium D 8xx series are among the hottest.

[budz]

Yes the Pentium D series of processors do run high temps so it would be wise to get a good cpu heatsink and fan. The P4 Prescott cpu's were also heat mongers. Intel's new 2 core duo cpu's don't have high temps.

Btw I forgot to mention in my earlier post that my 2 core duo E6400 is overclocked and I still have cool temps!!!!