whats maximum tempture for intel p4 2,6 Ghz northwood fsb 400

zer0Kewl

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well it does run 40c on lowest
60c max
i known its hot

if had on my old mainboard idle 32c max 46c under heavy heavy load.

it does't get hotter if i overclock it to 3,25
but what i do have is some spikes in sound card.
like abnormal sound scratch that happens like 1 to 5 times a day.
sound like *pok*
plz help
and what to set pci clock to 32 64 maybe higher?

EDIT: my old mainboard was a medion board crappy one 10 times a day i crashed

my new mainboard MSI-865 PE Neo 2
fsb support from 400 533 800

apz also sometimes automatic close without reason.
 

Islandtime

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The temps on your old mobo were correct, you are running hot on the new board. Lets solve this in steps.

1. How many PCI slots are in use? unless there are more than 2 I would leave the setting at 32.

2. Did you apply new thermal paste? You should have changed the paste after switching the processor to the new mobo. Apply a thin layer of arctic silver5 (prefered) tothe chip after you clean all the old thermal paste off. here's alink to AS's site on how to apply: http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

3. What is the bios version of the board and what is the full model number as listed on the box? the MSI boards can run hot on some models due to a bad bios version. I recently built a 865 Neo2-PLS and had to update the bios due to CPU heat problems. The newer bios solved the problem and lowered the temps almost 10 degrees. Reply with the full model and bios version then I will help you find out if the bios is the issue.

4. In the bios, Make sure the FSB speed is set to 400and the correct CPU ratio/multiplier is set. DRAM should be set to Auto or 266.
 

zer0Kewl

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Originally posted by: Islandtime
The temps on your old mobo were correct, you are running hot on the new board. Lets solve this in steps.

1. How many PCI slots are in use? unless there are more than 2 I would leave the setting at 32.

2. Did you apply new thermal paste? You should have changed the paste after switching the processor to the new mobo. Apply a thin layer of arctic silver5 (prefered) tothe chip after you clean all the old thermal paste off. here's alink to AS's site on how to apply: http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

3. What is the bios version of the board and what is the full model number as listed on the box? the MSI boards can run hot on some models due to a bad bios version. I recently built a 865 Neo2-PLS and had to update the bios due to CPU heat problems. The newer bios solved the problem and lowered the temps almost 10 degrees. Reply with the full model and bios version then I will help you find out if the bios is the issue.

4. In the bios, Make sure the FSB speed is set to 400and the correct CPU ratio/multiplier is set. DRAM should be set to Auto or 266.

its set to 333 that runs fine
it does't mater if i overclock or not it gets max this hot.
i also updated bios already

what i get is some sound abnormal sound scratches wich i had't on my old mobo

and yes not talking about on-board but on pci slot.
the on-board has the same problem.

+got 1 pci slot in use
 

Islandtime

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What about the thermal paste? Did you reapply? Msi boards usually run at a reasonable temp. If the bios is up-to-date then I would have to guess that the thermal paste wasn't cleaned off and reapplied or that the heatsink may be mounted slightly wrong. I've built several PC's latley, all MSI mobo's, and they all run 30-33C at idle and 45-48 full load.

In the bios do you have the onboard sound diabled? If not be sure to disable it. Also try relocating the card to a different slot.
 

VirtualLarry

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Originally posted by: Islandtime
The temps on your old mobo were correct, you are running hot on the new board. Lets solve this in steps.

3. What is the bios version of the board and what is the full model number as listed on the box? the MSI boards can run hot on some models due to a bad bios version. I recently built a 865 Neo2-PLS and had to update the bios due to CPU heat problems. The newer bios solved the problem and lowered the temps almost 10 degrees. Reply with the full model and bios version then I will help you find out if the bios is the issue.

That's interesting, and the first that I've heard of that. I thought that most of those "BIOS revs for temps", were just to adjust the bias used to report the values, not that they actually affected the real running temps of the CPU. (Although having the MSI "CoreCell" on the board, perhaps that needs BIOS revs to function properly?)

I set someone up with an MSI 865PE Neo2 Platinum some time ago, and even after re-installing the CPU with fresh thermal paste (standard white stuff, but it's worked just fine for my other systems that I've used it with), temps are around 45-50C at idle, as high as 65-70C under load. HSF is a Thermaltake Spark 3+ CU cooler, which on the box says is rated to a 3.0Ghz Northwood P4. Actual CPU is a 2.8C Northwood P4 with HT. But for some reason, it seems to run as hot as a Prescott. :| Also, is vcore on a P4 supposed to fluctuate under load? I know that later BIOS revs for this board, disabled vcore adjustment for Prescott CPUs, because supposedly, their voltage draw changes during operation, so setting a fixed value wouldn't make sense for them. Based on what I see though, the vcore on this Northwood changes too. But CPU-reporting programs correctly show it as a Northwood, so... I don't know. Rated/nominal CPU vcore for this chip is 1.55v. Nothing at this time is overclocked or overvolted, everything at stock. Case is an AOpen HX-09 full-tower, pretty-well filled though. Those cases don't have the best airflow, case ambient temps are ~44C.