Abit TH7II + PIV 1700 - Am I running too hot?

[NoRocketScience]

I just purchased an Abit TH7-II RAID mobo and use the following setup

P4 1.7 using the cooler coming with it.
two sticks of 256Mb RDRAM.
Asus V7700 64 Mb GTS Deluxe/Pro
7200 RPM harddisk (not seperately cooled).

Of course the above 4 items generate a lot of heat and since they're all close together I'm not surprised the general system temperature is around 40 degrees Celsius.
However, the CPU temperature is hovering around 50 degrees Celsius, which seems rather hot to me, even though it's still well into the green. Are these normal temperatures or should I invest in a better cooler?

BTW, I'm using Hardware Doctor to monitor the temperature and the temperatures I mentioned occur during normal Windows operations (web surfing etc.). I suppose temperatures when running 3D games are even higher.

 

[acid16]

50c is a fine temperature for a p4 1.7ghz... I wouldn't be worried unless your computer starts running slow, or the temperature gets considerably higher. My athlon 1.4ghz used to run @ 58c under full load, and pentium 4's handle the heat better than athlon's do IMO, I wouldnt be worried about it. BTW, how do you like the Abit TH7-II mobo? Im thinking of getting one, is it worth it? they are purdy expensive.

 

[cookj]

Mine running about the same,I have a 1.8.I thought it was high also after being used to my Iwill KK266,running about 33-40.

 

[NoRocketScience]

Well after running 3DMark 2001 twice in a row system temperature jumped to 47C and CPU temp to 59C......

About the board: I just installed it yesterday, but it went without a hitch and so far it's rock solid!

 

[cookj]

Same here on installing without a hitch yesterday.🙂

 

[dave8311]

Those temps are in line with mine, as well.

Wait till you overclock that P4....talk about hot!!

It takes 2.0 vcore to get my 1.7 to 2.0....but the temps are a little scary.......even more so if playing a 3D game.

I backed it down to 1.7 until I can get a better cooler.....or a Northwood 😀

 

[sean2002]

My system is almost exactally the same as yours, my CPU is @ 41-42c right with the system temp @32c. When my system temp get higher I have seen 48-49c idle temps, so I guess it's normal

 

[StanFL]

This is about the only part under your control and it's stuff that happens when you assemble everthing and attach the heatsink:

>When you attach the rectangular heatsink bracket on the mobo make sure all four clips seat through the mobo and then seat all 4 pushpins firmly, pushing them down till they are flush with the base. With the ridges on the edge of the heatsink I don't think the pushpins can keep the heatsink from seating on the cpu but why take a chance?

>When dropping the heatsink down onto the rectangular bracket make sure it's IN the bracket, not having one edge tilted up.

>Make sure all 4 legs on the mounting mechanism are attached into the clips before locking the two levers.

When all that is done right on my TH7II the hardware doctor shows my 1.7 in the high 30's at idle, 52C was the highest I ever recorded with a full load.

The sensors do vary somewhat, I'm now using a Intel 850MV mobo (same cpu and heatsink) and the Active Monitor shows cpu temp at 35C at idle.