Dell 8300 cooling

[welst10]

I have a 8300 with a Prescott 3.0ghz (i've heard this thing is HOT, it does feel that way) and a ATI 9800 Pro video card. The system is not overclocked. There are 2 exhaust fans (CPU fan and PSU fan) plus a tiny fan on the ATI GPU. Are the stock cooling enough or do I need to modify it? Anyone experienced overheat with this system? I haven't experienced problems but still concern about possible heat issure. Also, how to check the temperature. Tried several software (MB monitor, sandtra, etc.) and couldn't get CPU and case temps.

 

[zodder]

<sarcasm>Of course you need better cooling. Dell's philosophy is to ship out systems that overheat and constantly reboot due to heat issues.</sarcasm>

It's fine. Dell somehow manages to keep everything cool AND quiet. The best of both worlds.

 

[zodder]

For temps, try Aida32. That should work fine with a Dell. I know it works on my Dell servers and workstations.

 

[welst10]

Originally posted by: zodder
For temps, try Aida32. That should work fine with a Dell. I know it works on my Dell servers and workstations.

Thanks for your info. I know that Motherboard Monitor can check temps on a dell 400sc, but not 8300. I'll try Aida32 to see it works.

 

[InlineFive]

It's thermally controlled. If your system overheats the fans crank up to full speed and the processor will throttle down.

-Por