Average temp of Socket 478 cpu

[wnied]

I have a box I've come into posession of which has the following in it:

Asus P4P800SE
Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz socket 478 Northwood core
1GB Corsair Valueram
Winfast A340T 128mb video card (GeForce FX 5200)
Western Digital 250GB 7200rpm 2mb HDD
Zalman 1/2 aluminium 1/2 copper CPU cooler


The temp of the cpu hovers @ 32C (90F) while the motherboard sits pretty solid @ 34C(93F)

Is this supposed to be this hot? I really dont know what the average is for this cpu/motherboard and it SEEMS hot to me. I wonder if I need to refit the Zalman on this...

~wnied~

 

[BlueWeasel]

I haven't an Intel processor since the P3's, but 32C isn't hot at all. My current Opteron with a Scythe Ninja idles at 34C.

 

[Aeros]

Pretty normal temps for having stock cooling. IIRC those temps are pretty much inline with my ol' 2gig celly.

If you are concerned though buy a cheap aftermarket cooler, those ole' stock 478 are worse then the cheapest aftermarket.

 

[wnied]

The CPU cooler isnt stock. Its an aftermarket cooler by Zalman. Its the half aluminium half copper cpu cooler.

 

[Trevante]

CNPS-7700alcu?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835118114

 

[NXIL]

I have a 2.4Ghz socket 478 that runs about 120 degrees F: stock heatsink, small form factor case with OK/decent airflow. (Antec Aria)

90 degrees is great, and is low like that because of the Zalman cooler.

I have a Zalman 9500 on a 3.2Ghz P4 that keeps it about that cool as well

HTH

NXIL

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Thats actually a really good temp, the Prescott can and do get up to 125F+ with stock cooling

 

[Neurodog]

My 3ghz in asus p4p800-vm is on 24/7 doing DC and runs from 46c-50c on full load.

 

[covert24]

at least you don't have the Prescott core (a.k.a PresHOTT) since they have been known to go way up in temps.

 

[PCTC2]

My Prescott P4 3.0GHz in an old IBM micro case with a tiny copper fin cooler runs at 65C idle and 80C load (F@H). That's 176F at load. HOTTTTTT!!!!!!!