cpu of 90Grades

[MisterMerlijn]

is a p4 2.66 ghz with 86C too hot ?

i have already 5 Fans...

[JAC]

yes, that is far too hot. Use a good heatsinnk like the copper zalman.

[sammyc]

make sure the heatsink is touching the chip properly

[JAC]

yeah, thermal heatsink compound is important, but not too much. I always see idiots using too much thermal grease. You only need a pea sized amount spread over the cpu.

[sammyc]

and even 'pea sized' is an exaggeration

[JAC]

how big are your peas? LMAO

[debs3759]

I've always used an amount the size of a typical (uncooked) grain of rice, and I understand from reviews and tests I ahve seen that much more than that can actually have an adverse effect and prevent adequate cooling.

[Hippo]

It depends on the core size and whether there is a heatspreader installed on the CPU but you only need a very thin layer of HSC otherwise it defeats the object of using it.

[JAC]

too much is better than none at all, but yeah.. a thin film is all you need.

[FDIV]

64 bit p4's are a real challenge to keep cool. The can eat up more than 100 watts of power I agree with JAC, the zalman with artic silver heatsink compound is the way to go for air cooling. As for your 5 fans remember, it is airflow that is important not number of fans. Make sure you have some sucking air into the case from the front or side and some exausting air from the case in the back. Also, don't lock that case in a confined area. I gets like an easy bake oven with a 100 watt light bulb. Good luck and keep that cpu cool. 86 degrees is not even close to acceptable for a cpu. Even for a graphics card that is too hot.

[chipcollector]

86C would be impossible as that 2.66GHz P4 would withstand a max of 55C before instability, or 65C if it was a prescott core. Odds are there's an incorrect reading of temperatures in your software
(Check the temps through the BIOS, let me know if it still says 86C).

[JAC]

[jd]

Well actually, your "max temps" should be at 65c anything over that and you are wearing your cpu out at an accelerated rate!

For a more acurate temp reading have you tried looking in your Bios? Go into your Bios at start-up, then check-out the temp reading in "system monitor".(Note, some are called differently).Your actual temp reading will be much more precise there, plus, if it's malfunctioning from within that point, you know you got a serious board problem ,which would be far more important to note then a simple "peasize" amount of compound and cooler problems





Glin

[chipcollector]

[Marcin]