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584567	2007-08-28 08:53:00	Sounds like my setup thinks it's running in a fridge compared to some other temperatures quoted here. My ASUS Board 'Probe" shows that my CPU is running at 21oC and the MB at 37oC Case is a Coolmaster with fans front and back controlled by the MB. Ambient temp in the room is 20oC Intel Core 2 E6320 Asus P5K MoBd Seagate 320GB Sata HDD Gigabyte NX76G GEFORCE 7600 GS 256MB Graphics 2GB DDR 800 RAM :cool:	muzza (7316)
584568	2007-08-28 09:34:00	bk T, that's way too hot. The Prescotts are very hot CPUs, as people have said, but should never run that hot. Never more than 60 or so, and ideally never more than 50. You need to work out if it's an airflow issue or a heat transfer issue. To find this out, check your motherboard (or 'case') temperature when the CPU is hot. If it's more than about 40-45, you're not getting enough air circulating and the heat is just building up. If it's less, the heat is building up in the CPU and not making its way into the rest of the case where it can be blown out. If it's airflow, arrange cables so everything is nice and tidy, and make sure all the fans are working, and working together not against each other. The fans at the back should all be sucking air out of the computer, and if there is a fan at the front, it should be sucking air into the computer, as should one on the side of the case if there is one. There should be warm air blowing out the back of the computer and you should be able to feel air moving when you put your hand up to places where air can be drawn in, such as the bottom front of the case. You might just need to add another fan or two, but make sure they're facing the right directions as I described before. If airflow is not the issue, check that the heatsink is properly installed. Warm air should be blowing out the sides of the heatink (unless the P4 fans blow air the opposite way - I can't remember). Either way, there should be warm air blowing from the CPU heatsink. The heatsink should also be warm. You might need to remove it, clean it and the CPU, and re-apply new thermal paste. Don't do this unless you know what you're doing though, as you can easily destroy your CPU.	george12 (7)
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