MAXIMUM P4 TEMPERATURE FOR EXTENDED USE?

[girlymouth]

What is the maximum extended (long term) temperature rating for the pentium 4 2.6 ? I would like to get as much time out of this computer as possible. Any info would be greatly appreciated. thx

 

[THUGSROOK]

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[girlymouth]

thx for the limk. However, is the 75c a momentary temperature or a sustained temp., that will not hurt the longevity?

 

[Boyne7]

if my p4 was ever running at 75C i would turn off the pc as fast as i possibly could and diagnose why it was running so hot. 75C is not a good thing for a cpu.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: girlymouth
thx for the limk. However, is the 75c a momentary temperature or a sustained temp., that will not hurt the longevity?

Assuming you haven't overclocked the CPU or changed the heatsink to anything other than a retail one, Intel guarantees that you can run your CPU at the default settings at 75 degrees C for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

[girlymouth]

thx, that was the kind of post i was looking for.

 

[Camofrog]

Of course if you are looking to O/C its more likely that u will reach the limit of the cpu before u reach a heat limit especially with P4's

 

[coreano]

I have a P4 3.2 northwood...thermal spec is 70C...does that mean max temp is 70C?

thx