[MATTdoria]

does ne one know what maximum temp i should avoid with my oc'd barton 2500? right now it cruises at 43 c
(msi k7n2 delta xp 2500 @ 2.21 1 gb dual channel ddr 400 ati 9800 xt oc'd artifact free)

[mnas]

Hi!

43 C sounds like a really low temperature for an overclocked CPU. If the CPU-temp rises above 60 C, you should do something about it. But you shouldn't have any problems at 43. The CPU can take temps up to 90 C without taking damage but it probably won't run very stable.

[Wicked101]

[ndsoccer11122]

Thats cuz u are running a P4. Athlon's in general run much cooler than Intel. My athlon 64 runs with OC at 35˚C

[Brian Frank]

The Athlon 64's run pretty cool, but the Athlon XP's are different. True, the Barton/Thorton core is fairly cool, but the Northwood core P4's run pretty cool themselves. The Prescott core is the flaming hot one, and part of the problem lies when it's in Socket 478 packaging. Mainly because S478 wasn't designed for the Prescott core; LGA775 was. In otherwords, your blanket statement isn't true in all cases.

[Wicked101]

[gurumagic]

Hey Wicked,

I am running a little hot

60+ Celsius in normal conditions.

I realize that it is within operating parameters, but would like to get it lower. What did you do to get your temp down? I have a 550W power supply with a fan on the each side. One fan on the back of the tower and two fans on the front. I could add a fan to the top of my tower and could add another on the side panel, but second would require cutting. I have a ThermalTake Processor fan with Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound. I know adding the fans would help cause the temp drops almost 10 degrees celsius when I leave the side panel off.

Any suggestions from the group would be greatly appreciated.

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P4 3.2Gig, 1024 cache, 800FSB, HT, Prescott CPU
Asus P5AD2 Deluxe Motherboard
1024MB DDR2 Dual Channel RAM
Geforce 6800 GT OC 256MB PCI-Express Graphics
80Gig S-ATA HDD

[Wicked101]

[jack_mcb]

just bought a intel p.4 3.4 775. running on a gigabyte ga-8IPE77f pro. 2 fans on rear of case and 1 side. Temp sits around 48-50 normally but tops 60 easy when playing games. A bit worrying since my last cpu (amd 2600+) topped around 42. Stock fan for the cpu is a major pussy. How hard is it to replace the cpu fan with a better one, and any recommendations on the type/brand?

[ScinteX]

Try anything from Zalman, Coolermaster

To replace it you'll need to get the existing one off, exposing the CPU. Then clean up the CPU (get rid of the thermal compound), apply new thermal compound then seat the heatsink on there.

Just make sure that:

The new heatsink will fit in your case
It's of the right socket type
You use good thermal compound
You clean up the CPU properly (Isopropyl Alcohol -I use 100% isopropyl, most rubbing alcohols use about 70% isopropyl which should be fine also.)

Also try Googling for the exact procedure- I am sure there's enough step by step guide out there.

Your CPU runs hot out of the box anyway- as previously mentioned. Replacing the HS might help, but I wouldnt expect huge results.