These temps ok for my P4 3.0C 800FSB?

[Compddd]

Using a coolester master all copper heatsink with heatpipes and artic silver, idle, around 41-44C Under full load 50-53C

I heard the 3.0 GHZ P4's output even more heat then Athlon XP's? So are these temps ok for my CPU?

 

[Compddd]

bump

 

[Jeff7181]

P4's create more heat than Athlon XP's, however their larger core allows them to dissipate more heat than Athlon XP's... so the end result is that on average, Athlon XP's run hotter than P4's.

 

[Compddd]

Okkkkkkkk, but are those ok temps for my CPU?

 

[Jeff7181]

I believe Intel says their upper limit is 65 C... so if you're not getting errors at 55, I'd say they're fine... although that sounds extremely hot for a P4

 

[Compddd]

the CPU fan runs at 2400 rpm and I have 2 case fans that run very very low hardly push any air at all. Could that let the CPU get that hot?

 

[Jeff7181]

Yes... airflow through the case is critical... I'd say equally as important as the CPU fan itself... if you can't move hot air out and cool air in, it'll just get hotter and hotter.

 

[Compddd]

Ok this is interesting, MotherBoard Monitor 5 says my CPU is 33-34C when idle, when I go into my BIOS the hardware monitor thing says CPU is 38-39C Which one is right??