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  1. My computer is running at 48C when im searching the internet and using aim,and msn, sometimes in the day/night it reaches 54C when im running the same type of applications, should i be worried about the temperature?
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  2. i forgot to say that i have a 2.8 northwood in an abit is7
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  3. Member Soopafresh's Avatar
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    No, that's not too bad. I wouldn't overclock without a bigger CPU heat sink, however. Get a can of compressed air and get the dust out.
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    My CPU temp is in the range of 45C - 55C, so I would say that is normal.
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  5. i recently bought a dream III by cooler master and replaced it with my intel fan because it was making too much noise
    at first it was running around 38 but slowly the temperature rose, could it be because of the temperature(since its summer now) could it make that much differenct and what would be a good HSF that i could use to overclock, that would fit in my motherboard?


    thanx a lot

    Dream III - http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_seri...%20Dream%20III
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    The Vantec fans are very good, and you have a wide range of speeds and noise levels. I would also check on getting a XT-90 heatsink. This is the best non-liquid cooled heatsink available (except for its bigger and heavier brothers the copper version of the XP-90 and a XP-120). My CPU temps lowered quite a bit by using this heatsink over Intel and other cheaper (or expensive) heatsinks. This also works with the AMD processors.
    Some days it seems as if all I'm doing is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
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  7. thanx for your suggestion normcar, ill check that out, do you know what temperatures your computer is running at ? like idle and full load?
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    I have 3 Computers, the 1.8 usually has the CPU 1C below the motherboard temp, and it is about 4-5 C above room temp. The 2.8 512MB cache is about 10 C above Room Temp, and the 3.2 1MB Cache is about 15 C above room temp. These temps are significantly below the temp using the Intel coolers. I burned out 2 motherboards with the 3.2 before I got the XP-90 cooler. The XP-90 cooler does not require a backplate for Intel because of weight. The XP-90 copper and XP-120 I believe require the backplate. Most other coolers that are close to the XP-90 usually require the backplate because of weight.
    Some days it seems as if all I'm doing is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
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  9. so what is your room temp?
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  10. That does seem a little hot for a northwood, im running a 3.0 ghz preshott and it idles at 42c and at full load it will not reach 60c. If you want to overclock then get yourself a good copper heatsink and some artic silver 5.
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  11. what about the zalman, do you guys have any that can comment on?

    http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835118112
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    Originally Posted by econtrerasguzman
    My computer is running at 48C when im searching the internet and using aim,and msn, sometimes in the day/night it reaches 54C when im running the same type of applications, should i be worried about the temperature?
    Originally Posted by econtrerasguzman
    i forgot to say that i have a 2.8 northwood in an abit is7
    Your temperatures do seem hot to me. I'm running a P4, 2.6-GHz Northword CPU, which under load runs at 115 to 117 F (46 to 47 C). When idle, its temperature is 90 F (32 C).

    Similar to you I too went through an "upgrade" on my CPU fan/heatsink to reduce the noise. It was an adventure, see ... https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=262994&highlight=
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  13. Your temperatures do seem hot to me. I'm running a P4, 2.6-GHz Northword CPU, which under load runs at 115 to 117 F (46 to 47 C). When idle, its temperature is 90 F (32 C).
    What heatsink are you using, hopefully it wont get any hotter, i notticed a huge different in cpu temp when the day was hot and cold, on a hot day it idles around 48, oh a cool day it like today it iddles around 40 , my computer is crazy
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    Ultra Fire IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 Socket 478 Cooling Fan
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=ULT31424
    $12.95 ... By no means nothing fancy at all.

    A couple of things about your heatsink-fan & installation

    (1) I know this is not likely but sometimes there's a clear covering on the bottom of the heatsink to protect it during shipping. This clear covering is more like a piece of tape that pulls right off. Did yours come with that? If so, did you remove it prior to installation? I work with a person who left that on and the effect was that the heatsink and fan actually insulated the CPU causing overheating problems until it was removed.

    (2) Did you use [a good] thermal compound between your heatsink and your CPU? If so did you get a nice even thin layer? Not too much though. This is essential to good heat transfer and removal from your CPU. In fact, I used a better compound than the one that came with my heatsink-fan.

    Good Luck and let's know how things turn out.
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  15. yea mine didnt come with that plastic covering (the dream 3 by cooler master) and i did add the thin layer, i guess its just the temperature of the room that really affects the temperature , i have heard of some good reviews about the Zalman heatsink, so i might try taht and see how it goes, thanx for all your help ill post back when i get it installed today the room temp was around 61 and my pc was idling around 41
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    Originally Posted by econtrerasguzman
    yea mine didnt come with that plastic covering (the dream 3 by cooler master) and i did add the thin layer, i guess its just the temperature of the room that really affects the temperature , i have heard of some good reviews about the Zalman heatsink, so i might try taht and see how it goes, thanx for all your help ill post back when i get it installed today the room temp was around 61 and my pc was idling around 41
    Your Room temperature is around 61?!. Is that 61 C? That's 142 F! That's quite warm.
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    Hi,

    I keep my pc cover off. If I leave it shut, my pc will over heat
    and shut down during these HOT summer months. Winter is fine though.
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    Rigth now, and with the cover off, my power suppy is cool to the
    touch, in my top-floor apt (near oven, I mean, attic) and currently,
    it is 85 degrees in my apt. With this type of room temperature,
    my power supply is cool (with the cover off) but if I put back on
    the cover, the power supply will boil hot, and within a matter of
    minutes, the cpu is overheating, and sometimes either shuts down
    or locks up. So, I keep my cover off.
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    I think there is a sweet spot to the room temperature ratio.
    Once a certain degrees is met, the cpu/motherboard or power supply
    begins to heat up quickly. I haven't actually studied at which
    point the ratio is met.

    Anyways..

    Instead of having to shut down and go into my BIOS to view my temp,
    is there anything that I can run in my sys tray, that can monitor and tell
    me what my current cpu temp is ??

    My OS is Windows 98

    Thanks,
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    Motherboard Monitor is popular for temp reading.

    If you don't mind the additional noise, front intake, rear exhaust fans can help if you don't have them. I went to a server tower case for my PC as there is a lot of room for fans and air circulation. Takes up a lot of space, but runs cooler than a lot of mid sized cases.
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  19. thats a good idea i think im going to check my idle temperature with the side cover off see if it makes much difference in my computer, i have 4 case fans (2 front 1 back 1 top )which dont make much difference just make noise,
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