Computer Temperatures

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Ed Medlin said:
I have the P4 I-6xx 3.6ghz (Prescott/Tejas??) I dunno....:-). It is a S-775
with 2mb L2. It runs between the high 30sC and mid 50sC. I had some temp
problems that were solved by changing my case ventilation (thanks David) and
removing the Intel pad and using some thermal compound I had on the shelf. I
never saw any temps like 70C though. My concern was the idle temps that were
in the mid-upper 40s. CPU Burn would get it up close to 60-62C, but not over
that. Since the changes, idle is upper 30s, stress 50-53.
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Ed, is the "CPU temperature" you're reporting measured with a
thermistor under the CPU socket, or is it a measurement of the thermal
diode on the die? This makes a huge difference.
 
Mxsmanic said:
What is a high-speed Prescott? I have a P4 3.0 GHz 530J, is that a
high-speed Prescott? I don't understand all these code names.
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Yes, this is a Prescot core and draws about 90W when working hard. If
you have set to shutdown in BIOS at 70, this is your problem. If BIOS does
not give higher option (75 or 80) disable the option or update the BIOS,
which often gives higher settings. Downloab Speedfan, it will show temp in
use.
Mike.
 
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