I think my P4 at 62C is too high?

[Dolipapskalious]

First, I am not overclocking.

I put in a "new" cpu P4 3ghz 800mhz 1mb L3
mobo: asus p4s800 lga 478
I had to use the old cpu's stock fan/heatsink.

Hard use of the computer is watching flash videos all day. I get sustained temps around 61 and max is usually 62C. This isn't detrimental, is it?

2) I see cheap stock fans on newegg, but not yet for lga 478. Will the other kinds fit?

Thanks for the help/education.

 

[zir_blazer]

I suppose you mean 1 MB Cache L2. If so, it is a Prescott. They were know as furnaces - 62°C is actually cool for those, but I don't think it is Full Load temperature. Even 80°C should be acceptable. Don't even waste a single U$D on that old platform and save money for a modern budget upgrade.

 

[OCGuy]

That is a more than acceptable CPU temp.

 

[tweakboy]

Your fine, and idle should be in 40's c is great for idle. Those P4 will go to 100c and still work. Dont stress over 62c. gl

 

[Dolipapskalious]

Thank you very much all. I can now sleep at night without worrying about that computer!

 

[VirtualLarry]

Check out this hot deals thread.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2377340

You should consider replacing your P4, it's a bit of a space heater.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Check out this hot deals thread.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2377340

You should consider replacing your P4, it's a bit of a space heater.

Replacing terrible slow with terrible slow is a bad idea. That Kabini was released already being obsolete.

He should at minimum go for a 42$ Haswell G1820 Celeron to get a proper upgrade.

 

[tortillasoup]

62C @ full load is very acceptable for a Pentium 4. When I did my first P4 build back in '04 I remember I had incorrectly did the heatsink installation and the CPU was running at 68-70C @ full load. After re-doing the install, full load was around 62C and that was with a 2.8C @ 3.6ghz.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

62C @ full load is very acceptable for a Pentium 4. When I did my first P4 build back in '04 I remember I had incorrectly did the heatsink installation and the CPU was running at 68-70C @ full load. After re-doing the install, full load was around 62C and that was with a 2.8C @ 3.6ghz.

In my town, I see a lot of beautiful cars with yellow-on-black CA license plates. One guy I knew had a Duesenberg. The other day, I saw a 1960's-era Volkswagon bus -- beautiful paint and well-maintained.

I'm sure that there are "computer museums:" I might bet that NIST or NSA might feature one in the employee lobby of Fort Meade or wherever.

Let the guy have fun with his Prescott, I say! But -- yeah-- ShintaiDK is abso-tively, posi-lutely correct.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Replacing terrible slow with terrible slow is a bad idea. That Kabini was released already being obsolete.

He should at minimum go for a 42$ Haswell G1820 Celeron to get a proper upgrade.

This is a good deal, should OP decide to go that way.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1596228

It's not mini-ITX like some of the AM1 boards, but it's fairly inexpensive for what it is.

Edit: That combo link above is for a G3220 + Asus H81 mATX mobo for $113.

 

[Dolipapskalious]

Thanks to all who gave their thoughts. I will indeed probably go with those suggested when the time comes.

Meanwhile, I have been using all these spare parts more than 10 years! If this $30 Prescott lasts until Adobe's minimum requirements out perform the 128MB Nvidia card I have now I will feel like the king of frugality. =)