What is the normal CPU Temp?

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I'd like to ask what would be the normal CPU and System temperature?

I have P4 3.06GHZ overclocked to 3.3Ghx. My CPU temp shows 62-72 Celsius and System temp 30-40 Celsius. Is it ok or i need some kind of cooler?

What is your System and CPU temp readings? Just to be able to compare? Thnx for any help or info...
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Around 70-75C is normal for cpu.
Your systemp is also normal.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Pentium 4's generally run extremely hot, but if it's working properly don't worry about it. AMDs run cooler, just for reference my athlon 64 x2 3800 is running 30c now and my system temp is 29.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Err, that's back to front. AMDs always run hot, P4s are cooler. My P4 is running at 22C, the case at 38C. The CPU can reach 30C during hard gaming.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My case is running at 50F..

And it is whisper quiet.

w00t for BTX!
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Mine is custom built and has four drives all close one to another, also a good 400W power supply to support all sort of peripherals. So i guess i have nothing to worry about?

E.G.> Some noise comes from one of the hard disks...is it about to die on me? Time for back-up?

E.G.2> I can hear the CPU Fan from my bedroom, 10m away!!! Is it okay?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Different chips have different operating temps, the best thing to do is go to Intel.com and look up the specs on your particular chip..Or..LoL..Perhaps Yrag will see this thread and just tell ya!...

Just a suggestion...

Good luck!
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have a AMD Chip And with my new cooler it runs nice and cooooool (see Pic)

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P4's run alot hotter than AMD chips!!!
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

P4's run alot hotter than AMD chips!!!

Another statement frequently heard but never backed up by fact:

My P4 2.66Mhz running at 21C - a lot cooler than any AMD chip could, even with fancy water cooling etc

 

 

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have one of those cpu's in a computer and with the same oc. Replacing the stock aluminium heat sink with a copper one dropped the temps 5-10 degrees C. Copper is just that much better at conducting heat. Most replacement hsf's will also provide a quieter fan and fan controller allowing you to drop the speed and noise to sane levels when required. They are also pretty cheap.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Current temps....Case 26C, CPU 27C ....P4 3.0 gig running in a Lian Li Case with 4 physical harddrives, DVD rewriter, CD rewriter, Zipdrive, and a 256meg 9600XT...
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
P4s are cooler


correct

70-75C is normal for cpu.


only if you running it in a bakery

Some noise comes from one of the hard disks...is it about to die on me?
I can hear the CPU Fan from my bedroom, 10m away!!! Is it okay?


that's called paranoia

The first thing to remember is that MB and/or diode sensors are notoriously wrong and all any software monitoring does is repeat the mistake. While the bios reads the same thing it's more reliable then installed software, so check the bios figures to see if it is, in fact, the same as what your monitoring software is telling you. The standard gauge for excessive heat is that your computer will become unstable (or shutdown/reboot). It becomes unstable not because it thinks it's running hot....it's because it is running hot.

Facts:

Intel's run cooler then AMD
Intel's will throttle down when getting hot (AMD's will keep on trucking until shutoff or meltdown)
All Intel's and newer AMD's will shutdown at max temperature (70c-95c)
64x in either flavor runs cooler
The only reliable way to check if you think it's running hot is remove the side cover, ground yourself to the case and touch the side of the heatsink...if you say ouch..you have a problem.


If after checking the bios and doing the touch test, you are getting readings of 20c to 65c on either chip (idle or load) without any system instability, then it's time to worry about something else........

........like global warming.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Current temps....Case 26C, CPU 27C


.....that's 'cause you're coooooooolllllll
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My P4 2.66Mhz running at 21C


......then you're coooollllllleeerrrrr then Jafo.....
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well here is my sample of CPU Temps and Stats:



What gives?
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If after checking the bios and doing the touch test, you are getting readings of 20c to 65c on either chip (idle or load) without any system instability, then it's time to worry about something else........

........like global warming.


Thank you for the full info Yraq, i think this piece of advice applies to me as this situation has been going on for a year and a half now... Well where can i find that Greenpeace site...hmmm....googling...got it...ah...global warming...
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
boo... I just found out why every sensor utility fails on my computer. Because Dell doesn't include them in their systems. bugger. Speedfan gave me a temperature for my harddrives though. ..but, not really what I was looking for...
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well CoreCenter i think is official app, at least it came with thw MOBO. So it has to be right...
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well..LoL..Entertaining AND informative as usual Yrag!

Personally I installed a fan speed controller when I built my system, it has thermal sensors attached to everything in there ..MoBo, Heatsink, graphics card..etc..etc and it gives me a real time digital readout of all the temps within... I put 100% load on my processor a 100% of the time,24/7, thats the reason I installed the controller...So far, it has worked like a charm, but, LoL..I'll tell ya a secret in case you plan on getting something like it... if you set the fan speeds too high it can actually create more heat within the case, probably due to the fans running full time instead of just when their needed..I dunno..LoL... but it will take a bit of fine tuning once you get one up and running... That is if you decide it is really that much of a concern....Then there is the fancy water cooling stuff, I actually dont see a benefit to them other than the reduction of fan noise, and seriously, the fan noise doesnt bother me at all...

Anyway..just a couple "Cool" alternatives...
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
(AMD's will keep on trucking until shutoff or meltdown)


I'll vouche for you on this gary...I melted my old AthlonXP3000 at 195 degrees F, overclocked it to 2.8 ghz. I had it running stable at 2.67, but just had to push it. Was benching it and went to get a cup of coffee...

Cyber, you might do the touch test just to be sure...55 C is what..200+ F?

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Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh yeah, all that OCing was on an old Soyo Dragon mobo, it fried too. Has anyone ever seen a cpu warp a mobo?

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Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
..55 C is what..200+ F?


No, is only 131 F.
Temp C times 1.8 plus 32 = temp F
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh yeah, all that OCing was on an old Soyo Dragon mobo


Awesome MoBo's... im using a Dragon 2 Platinum Edition presently..a few years ago I discovered Soyo by purchasing a bare bones system with the old dragon board in it..was a great little system, made me decide to use the brand again when I built my current system...

I dont OC..I upgrade..LoL..so no, I havent seen a melting chip warp a MoBo...
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cyber, you might do the touch test just to be sure...55 C is what..200+ F?


Cavan1 already expained it,200F is actually around 94C,which like bowling water to evaporation. Don't understand this meltdown thingy though...i thought that metals like copper melt at 1085°C. Dunno about plastic though...
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There is plastic all around that copper and stuff. It wasn't really a "meltdown", it was more like a flash. But I wasn't fast enough in getting the thing out of the board. I learned that a good fan can get you a long way, and not fooling with hard wiring the mobo. Some things are best left alone. Now that there are boards with fsb adjustment in the bios instead of the stupid jumper thing, overclocking is much easier...
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
overclocking is much easier...


Ditto,i love the OC system that came with this MOBO, makes things easy. I currently OCed my sys at 3.3Ghz, but is capable to reach up to 3.6Ghz,although after 3.4Ghz sys becomes way unstable.