Cooling problems w/ Intel P4 630

[maverick1978]

Hey, folks... I've a problem, I think, with my CPU running too hot. Note that it is stock - no overclocking. At idle, it runs at 48-degree celsius, under a medium load (ripping a DVD w/ DVDShrink), it gets as hot as 64-degree celsius. Temps are taken with AsusProbe software that came with my Asus P5P800 motherboard.

My setup:
generic-case with a 120mm intake fan in the side panel over the cpu (no funnel inside)
Thermaltake WU1300j 480-watt PS w/ dual fans (1 intake, 1 exhaust)
2 front-panel 40mm intakes, side-by-side, blowing over the HD
1 exhaust 40mm fan at the rear of the case
1 PCI blower/exhaust located under my videocard
Asus P5P800 mb
Intel P4 630 3ghz LGA775, not overclocked, with stock cooling/thermal paste
AGP ATI All-in-Wonder 8500 128mb DDR
1 DVDR/RW
1 CDR/RW
80gig P-ATA boot drive
120gig P-ATA data drive
All cabling wrapped and tucked out of the way

Note that my case is not Intel chassis-complient - it doesn't have a passive cooling funnel going over the cpu (I have my 120mm intake fan for that). Also, the case does have other fan bays that are open, not sealed (they have 'fins' over them, not grills or holes)

From stock readings I read in MaximumPC for a stock 3.6ghz LGA775, idle fan high is 44-degree celsius, 100% load is 63-degrees celsius... My PC seems hot by comparison.. I've checked the cooler to insure good contact - all of the connections are snapped tight like they're supposed to be... Any ideas or input you guys could give would be helpful!

 

[Pabster]

The stock Intel cooler is actually not that bad. Especially since you aren't overclocking. Perhaps remove it, clean all the thermal paste off, and reapply with some AS5.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: Pabster
The stock Intel cooler is actually not that bad. Especially since you aren't overclocking. Perhaps remove it, clean all the thermal paste off, and reapply with some AS5.

Using AS5 isn`t always the solurion!!

 

[NotquiteanooB]

I'm not a fan of Intel fans ... no pun... I swapped the Intel supplied HSF on my 530J; which I believe is very similar to your 630 (yours has a bigger L2 cache); to a ThermalTake Jungle 512 and dropped the idle temps by 6*C and full load OC'd (3.451ghz) by 4*C. If I were changing today ... I'd be tempted to try the Zalman CNPS9500.

 

[stevty2889]

Not the best temp, but not that unusual for a prescott. Keep the temps below 70c and it won't throttle. AS5 might help some. I am using a thermaltake jungle 512, and my temps are staying more under control, actualy lower than they were with water cooling.

 

[maverick1978]

Folks, sorry I haven't replied sooner - last week was my vacation, and I was too busy being a bum! but I wanted to let you know that I really appreciate the suggestions. Unfortunately, AS5 didn't help much - I'm still seeing temps much higher than what I'd like - still about 65 degrees Celsius under a 100% CPU load (encoding DVD video on-the-fly). From what I've found on various reviews and forums, a good fan/hs combo with a much higher processor clock speed (3.4 and 3.6 ghz) are seeing much lower temps than I'm seeing w/ my stock fan/hs and 3.0 Prescott, so with that in mind, I've been reading alot of reviews this past week on the Zalman and Thermaltake line of fans, including the ones mentioned by a few of you here. I've decided to purchase the Tt Jungle512... From most of the reviews I've read, it's loud - but that has never bothered me as I don't usually use my PC for gaming, music, or watching DVDs.

Again, thanks so much for the fast replies... I'll be sure and followup with the results once I've received my fan and gotten it installed!