Please suggest a cooler for my 2.8g P4

[moemac8]

I have a 2.8 gig P4 in this Abit IS7-E board and the temp of the cpu reported by the Abit system monitor is about 48C idle and 58C under load(such as playing a game for a while) Should I replace the Intel stock cooler and what would anyone suggest. Would like something easy to install. I have seem some Zalmans that have to be screwed on and block ram slots. Would rather have one that use the standard cpu brackets to install. I love the little levers that hold it all together. My old Athlon Xp scared me everytime I had to pry the heatsink off.

I was thinking about a Glacier Tech Igloo 4350, the non pro version. Anyone suggest anything better. Also I found their website but can't find any place that sells them

 

[Nickel020]

If you don't mind the noise of the stock cooler, then don't change it. Your temps are fine (it start's getting critical at 70°C).

 

[moemac8]

I posted my temps over at Rage3D and the gobers over there said it was running hot. I would rather keep what I got. I don't over clock and really don't want to mess with it. I do have some Artic Silver left over from an old computer. On my stock Intel HSF I just used the thermal tape provided. I thought about scrapping it off and using the Artic Silver.

 

[Budman]

Those are very respectable temps.

Remember abits read about 10c higher than other boards out there,so 58c at full load is a good temp.

 

[moemac8]

Thanks .. I was a little worried

 

[Mav3N]

i use a thermaltake spark7+ on my p4 2.4c oced to 3.2ghz

http://svc.com/noname4.html
up to 6000 rpm speeds on the fan

according to my digidoc readings i idle around 28c and 36c at full load thats at around 4000 rpm
the speeds are adjustable

its my personal fav

oh yea i have your same mobo and installation was a piece of cake ... plenty of room

 

[us3rnotfound]

how abou the fvckin default

 

[GreatDaleness]

Originally posted by: moemac8
I posted my temps over at Rage3D and the gobers over there said it was running hot. I would rather keep what I got. I don't over clock and really don't want to mess with it. I do have some Artic Silver left over from an old computer. On my stock Intel HSF I just used the thermal tape provided. I thought about scrapping it off and using the Artic Silver.

Yes, that will make a big difference. I would say anywhere from 5-7C. Give the AS a few days to settle in.

 

[Urinal Mint]

Do you have any reading or research to substantiate this claim? I'm only curious because I'm hitting 52C on my IS7-E and want to know if it's really 42C

Originally posted by: Budman
Those are very respectable temps.

Remember abits read about 10c higher than other boards out there,so 58c at full load is a good temp.

 

[beatle]

Originally posted by: Urinal Mint
Do you have any reading or research to substantiate this claim? I'm only curious because I'm hitting 52C on my IS7-E and want to know if it's really 42C

Originally posted by: Budman
Those are very respectable temps.

Remember abits read about 10c higher than other boards out there,so 58c at full load is a good temp.

It's difficult to qualify what the exact temperatures are, since all boardmakers interpret them differently. I'll agree with budman here. I've hit 70C w/my 2.6C and not had a problem with stability. Personally, I believe that Abits sensors are more accurate than others, as they change quickly (as the cpu would).

People on Abit's forum will likely corroborate these claims as well.

 

[GnomeCop]

your temps are probably lower than those readings and even if they are acurrate, they arent that bad. I would work on better case ventilation rather than a new heatsink at this point.

 

[GreatDaleness]

Again, I suggest you replace the thermal tape with thermal paste. Even AS5 is $5 for a tube!