Northwood 2Ghz / P4T-E temperature oddities..

[Kohl]

I recently put together a new P4 Northwood system; 2Ghz on an Asus P4T-E board and using the Intel retail HSF. My problem is, according to the temperatures most people are posting, my CPU seems to be running pretty hot. This is using the default settings; no overclocking or anything. In BIOS, it runs at about 32C just sitting there. However, when I boot into WinXP and load the Asus Monitoring software, I'm seeing idle temperatures of 58C :Q After playing EQ for a few hours, I've seen the temp go up to 64C. The system doesn't seem to be exhibiting any instability or anything that would indicate overheating.

I'm going to install MBM v5 when I get home and see what it reports. These temperatures just seem out of line, especially the huge temp. increase from BIOS to booting into WinXP. Anyone else seeing unusually high temperatures like this?

 

[AndyHui]

ASUS Probe tends to be a bit buggy and give odd readings every now and again.

See if you still have the same problem with the latest version, Probe 2.15.09.

 

[LarryJoe]

It really sounds as if you are getting incorrect readings in Windows and although I don't have an Asus mobo, I have heard and read that thier temp probe is junk at the moment. For reference, I also run a 2.0 Northwood on an Abit board. I have it running at 2.5 with only 1.55 volts needed and my idle temp is around 35C and my max per MBM5 hit 49C once. From the review I have read, these temps are right in line. Check out VR-Zone for thier P4/478 cooler roundup. Also, I am using a Thermaltake P4 Volcano. The retail cooler is good under no stress, but when things get hot, this is where the lower rpm fan can't keep up with the heat as well as the aftermarket solutions like the Volcano or AVC Sunflower.

 

[Kohl]

Thanks for the feedback Overclocking wasn't really a priority for me, although I have dabbled with the FSB speed and booted it at 2.2Ghz. Funny, I was never really concerned about temp in the past until I read alot of these boards and got curious. Now I'm on a mission to find out where the heck these high temps are coming from. I've already removed the HSF and reapplied the arctic silverII thinking perhaps I had put on too thick a coat, but the temp didn't change, and I'm reluctant to do that more than twice.

Good point about the retail fan. I noticed in the Monitoring software that it never went above 3k RPM. I was under the assumption that the fan would speed up as the temp increased. Oh well. I'll probably end up springing for the sunflower.

 

[LarryJoe]

Yes, I believe the intel fan is only a 2800 rpm fan designed for quietness. It is a bit larger (60MM?) than the aftermarket fans, but still not that powerful. I think a 4800+rpm fan is the way to go.