Help with P4 3.4 prscott 775 cooling

[bigjoe1975]

I recently purchased a 3.4 p4 775. My mobo is a Asus p5p800. Out of the box the temp was 65 C according to the Asus probe software that came with the system. The stock hsf was also extremely noisy. So I purchased a Thermaltake Silent 775. Now the noise level is acceptable, however the temp is hovering around 65. My case is just a lousy generic case, but I plan on purchasing a TT Tsunami around xmas. What else can I do to bring my temps down? Please help before my cpu fries!!

PS As I write this the cpu temp is at 69 C!!! The mobo is at 39 C.

 

[bigjoe1975]

anyone??

 

[S0Y73NTGR33N]

Does your fan from your power supply blow onto your chip..?... I saw that one time and it made us get super high temps.. other than that maybe you should check your CMOS.

-green

 

[bigjoe1975]

Thanks for replying Green.
PS fan is blowing out the back like it should. It feels pretty warm, though.

Could this be a case of not enough or too much thermal paste?

 

[LouPoir]

I have 2 LGA775 P4 3.4's and have had similar problems. Going from a Northwood S478, I did expect some heat issues since the Prescotts run HOT. I have tried 4 different HSF's with no apprarent solution. My temps idle in the 44c range and are 65c at load.

After much research, I read that on the LGA775 processors, the placement of the thermal compound is key. I use AS and usually apply a very thin amount on the processor before installing the HSF. I should say a very, very thin layer. After my research, it became apparent that after removing the HSF's, any of them, the only contact to the processor was around the edges. So I applied a more healthy amount and installed the HSF. Temps idle are now 37C and full load about 50C with the same HSF.

Wow - that a hell of a difference.


IMHO -

Lou

 

[SpanishFry]

I'm having the same problem. I'm even getting a System Zone 1 Temp. of 50c. So just try AS instead of the Intel Pad?