Hi, I have a Pentium 4 2.0A GHz with 256 RDRAM on a Intel 850 MV motherboard. I also have two UATA100 hard drives running at 7200rpm. It's a system from Gateway, and I added the extra hard drive myself. Since its summer here in California, and I live in a non-air-conditioned environment, the room temperature often hits about 87 degrees F, even during late night. I installed another case fan, making for about two case fans, but heat is still a major problem. Using Intel's Active Monitor software, my CPU temperature hits 122 degrees F at full load, and the system temperature reaches about 130 degrees F. At this point, the heat alert in Intel's Active Monitor goes off, warning about serious heat problems. I have to shutdown my system to prevent a problem.
My questions is if I am able to underclock my chip without messing with the hardware or jumpers..., such as with software. I hope that underclocking it will lower its system temperature. I think that the RDRAM chips and the hard drives run very hot, creating a very bad situation.
My questions is if I am able to underclock my chip without messing with the hardware or jumpers..., such as with software. I hope that underclocking it will lower its system temperature. I think that the RDRAM chips and the hard drives run very hot, creating a very bad situation.