P4 2.0 @ 2.5 TOO HOT !

[Nemesis1234]

Greeting to you all,
I was playing some Diablo 2 when it crossed my mind to check the winbond doctor to see how hot my CPU was running'.........57 c do u believe that.
Please is there any advice I need a better HSF than Intel?s.
Please help me.

Peace be upon thee.

 

[Nemesis1234]

Ahhh guys I think I have a problem here, please can u help me !

 

[godspeedx]

Thermaltakes are good. But for my 2.5hz overclocked to 3ghz p4 im gonna be getting this Swiftech MXC478 HERE

And make sure to pick up some Artic Silver II thermal paste. It's about $9 bucks. Check out a review of thermal paste HERE

That should keep you cool. Then download prime95 and do some stress tests on ur system. For a list of benchmark links go HERE

Hope that helps.

 

[WarpSpeed]

P4-2.0A @ 2.66 using Alpha heatsink. Never get above 45C with the most CPU intensive applications, and I don't even get that hot with burn-in software. Use Arctic Silver.

 

[godspeedx]

agree

 

[Nemesis1234]

What do u think of Thermaltake volcano 7+

It is cheap, for only 25 $

 

[godspeedx]

actually i don't know
I've heard real good things about thermaltake volcanos tho. I'd post a topic in general hadrware asking about some heatsink/fans, you'll get a lot more replies there
good luck

 

[Spicedaddy]

You could also put a nice 120mm fan on your side panel, blowing towards the heatsink. That's what I did, and idle and load temps dropped almost 10C... (idle is like 32C using the Intel retail hs/fan)

 

[godspeedx]

ooooohh, good idea

 

[Nemesis1234]

I have Two 120 MM fans in my winning 6919 Case !