The last time I bought a CPU the heatsink still used the
black tape. Looks like a good product improvement with a
plastic cover.
Still, for the system to heat so fast, there must be
something wrong with the heat sink contact or perhaps it is
installed 90 degrees out so the air flow isn't through the
fins, but is just hitting one side.
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"David Hollway [MVP]"
| Good call, but I don't think the boxed LGA775 heatsink has
protective tape -
| on the ones I've seen, the TIM is a pad on the heatsink
base, and it's
| protected by a large clear plastic clip-on cover - and
you'd have to be
| *really* not concentrating to leave THAT in place..!
| The boxed heatsink is very effective & very quiet, but
*only* if it's
| installed properly and there's sufficient chassis airflow.
The side chassis
| duct as described by the OP is recommended by Intel to
ensure that the
| ambient temperature above the processor heatsink is no
more than 38C.
|
| -David Hollway
|
in message
| | > My guess is that he left the black protective tape on
the
| > heatsink. Reinstall properly.
| >
| >
| > | > | David -
| > |
| > | Didn't build this system - had no time so I paid a
vendor
| > to do it. He used
| > | the boxed processor and fan/heatsink enclosed. Already
had
| > the latest BIOS
| > | from Intel. I'll double check the fans and see if
there's
| > a conflict. The
| > | fan is plugged into the proper connector on the mobo
and
| > there is nothing
| > | touching the blades.
| > |
| > | The case sits about 6" from a wall on the left ( where
the
| > side vents are)
| > | and about 10" from a wall behind. I'm also going to
move
| > it a bit and see if
| > | that has any effect.
| > |
| > | I may have to contact the vendor and have him replace
or
| > reseat the heatsink
| > | if nothing else works.
| > |
| > | Thanx,
| > |
| > | Vic
| > |
| > |
| > | "David Hollway [MVP]"
| > | message
| >
| > | > | > | > >
| > | > > Running xp pro SP2 on a system with an Intel
915GAV
| > mobo and P4 3.4
| > | > > processor with 1G PC3200ram. It is in hyperthread
| > mode.
| > | > >
| > | > > Processor temp 69C to 73C and mobo 40C to 42C.
| > Problem is that 73C
| > | trips
| > | > > the alert for processor exceeding max temp. I
*could*
| > increase the
| > | > > default
| > | > > limit to > 73C but not sure if it is wise.
| > | > >
| > | > > Other than the alert popping up, the system seems
to
| > run fine. Is this a
| > | > > normal or acceptable temp for the p4 3.4 ( not the
| > extreme edition)?
| > | >
| > | > Vic,
| > | >
| > | > 42C at idle is about right, but 73C under load is
too
| > high. As Jim has
| > | > suggested, check that you have installed the
processor
| > heatsink and
| > | thermal
| > | > interface material correctly. Are you using the
heatsink
| > that ships with
| > | the
| > | > boxed version of the processor? Also, check that
you've
| > plugged the
| > | heatsink
| > | > fan into the motherboard (sounds obvious, but people
| > sometimes forget
| > | to...)
| > | > and also check that the fan isn't caught on any of
the
| > wires, and is
| > | > spinning freely. Ensure too that you have enough
airflow
| > through the
| > | > system - you have plenty of fans, but make sure
they're
| > all
| > | pushing/pulling
| > | > air in the correct direction. Air should be pulled
in at
| > the front of the
| > | > chassis, and pushed out at the rear. For comparison
I
| > have a 3.8GHz
| > | > processor here on the D915GAG motherboard (microATX
| > version of yours) and
| > | > the temperature doesn't get that high at full load.
| > | > One more thing - check that you have the latest BIOS
| > version - I seem to
| > | > recall reading in the D915GAG/GAV BIOS release notes
| > something about one
| > | of
| > | > the temperatures being erroneously reported too
high,
| > although I might be
| > | > imagining it. Latest BIOS for your board is
available
| > here:
| > | >
http://support.intel.com/design/motherbd/av/av_bios.htm
| > | >
| > | > Hope this helps..
| > | >
| > | > -David Hollway
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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