ABIT BD7II pretty high temperatures ??? is this normal ??

[Shilandra]

I got an ABIT BD7II Mobo with a P4 2260 Mhz

I get temperatures of 50 degrees celsius on the cpu when im just working in windows .
My system will hoover at 39 to 40 degrees.

I got an extra case fan on the back of my case to let out the heat.

When i play a game my cpu goes dangerously up to 59 to 50 degrees.
My system will go to 50 degrees.

These are very high temperatures especially when my two maxtor harddisks can only operate at up to 55 degrees

Can anyon tell me if these are normal temperatures ?

The cpu cooler is the one that came out of the P4 box (seemed a pretty good one to me).
I have nothing overclocked.

These are my system specs.


Abit BD7II
P4 2260 MHZ
512 Mb DDR (333)
Geforce 4 4400 (creative)
Creative Audigy player
2 Maxtor 60 gig 7200rpm ultra ata 133
Plextor cdwriter 12/10/32
Philips 19" 109p40

Pls any help or advise to lower these temperatures are welcome.

P.S. The housing is closed now but i rather want to keep it that way to keep out the dust etc ...
Besides , open or closed , it doesnt make much difference.


Thnx

Shilandra

 

[FlowerMan]

What is the temperature in your room? If it's high, then that will contribute greatly to your CPU's temp. The CPU temp can't get any lower than the room temp

What's the airflow layout in your case like? Most likely you have poor airflow. Tell me what fans you have, what size they are, and where they are located in the case. Pictures would be the best.

The P4 1.6 gHz that I have at work on BD7-II's run around 40-43*C idle, but that's because they're in an office environment with the A/C on and they're housed in Antec PLUS880 cases with 4 80mm fans: 2 intake and 2 exhaust.

Another thing you could do is remove the thermal pad that comes with the heatsink, lap it, and clean the CPU with a waz remover (Goof Off w/xylene) and clean the residue with Isopropyl Alcohol (rubbing alcohol). Use a high quality thermal compound (Arctic Silver is nice).