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Eagleboy · 02-20-2006, 04:07 PM

Hey all - the other week I built my brother a new computer (Suprise suprise, his 800MHz P3 Dell running XP wasn't cutting it for his engineering programs anymore).

Build went great and über smooth, but when I went into the BIOS, the CPU was idling (in BIOS at startup) around 50-53C.

Now, that just seems ridiculously hot to me - I've never had issues with cooling other than my laptop (Hypersonic GX7 - 3.4 P4 HT EE, Idles @56C in Windows).

His board is: MSI 865PE NEO2-V, Socket 478.
Processor: Celeron D 340 Prescott 533MHz FSB - 2.93GHz (Retail)
RAM: 1gb Rosewill (2x512mb) PC3200
Video: Rosewill GeForce FX5200 128mb AGP8x

I used the stock Heatsink with the stock square of thermal compound on it - I've used it before in my budget machines without this problem before.

Any ideas? All fans work, heatsink is securely attached, etc.

SHAWN · 02-20-2006, 04:17 PM

Are you sure the heatsink is installed properly? Not much you can do if everything is installed properly than to RMA it.

Eagleboy · 02-20-2006, 04:20 PM

Well, unfortunately my brother needed the computer at that moment - so I had to send it off with him right after building it. I won't be able to take a good look at it until March 11th, his spring break. I guess I should have also asked if you guys think it would be okay until then, operating at that high temp. I mean, it's below 60C - but it'll be at high temps for almost 3 weeks.

SHAWN · 02-20-2006, 04:22 PM

It should be fine, but 50C idle is way to high

FghtinIrshNvrDi · 02-20-2006, 05:42 PM

It'll help burn it in for overclocking...

I'm just trying to think of a benefit. I think it should be safe. Keep it near a window or something.

Ryan

Raphael Argus · 02-23-2006, 01:31 AM

Have him keep the side panel off for extra ventilation, might get a bit of dust but you can get a nice drop in temps by doing that. Heck, I used to keep the side panel off my case and point a small desk fan at my PC, I had 15 degrees lower temps from that. Probably not the greatest idea because of dust and magnets in the fans, but I never had a problem. (knock on wood)

raverx3m · 02-23-2006, 02:08 AM

my new socket T 3.0mhz idles at 51 i thought it was normal for this type of cpu
my socket 478 2.8 northwood idled at around 38
both with intel cpu cooler and arctic silver compound

JamesR · 02-23-2006, 03:32 AM

thats a fairly acceptable temp.
especially since its taken from the bios.
get motherboard monitor or speed fan, and check temps in windows.

02-20-2006, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eagleboy Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 399	Hot Hot Processor Hey all - the other week I built my brother a new computer (Suprise suprise, his 800MHz P3 Dell running XP wasn't cutting it for his engineering programs anymore). Build went great and über smooth, but when I went into the BIOS, the CPU was idling (in BIOS at startup) around 50-53C. Now, that just seems ridiculously hot to me - I've never had issues with cooling other than my laptop (Hypersonic GX7 - 3.4 P4 HT EE, Idles @56C in Windows). His board is: MSI 865PE NEO2-V, Socket 478. Processor: Celeron D 340 Prescott 533MHz FSB - 2.93GHz (Retail) RAM: 1gb Rosewill (2x512mb) PC3200 Video: Rosewill GeForce FX5200 128mb AGP8x I used the stock Heatsink with the stock square of thermal compound on it - I've used it before in my budget machines without this problem before. Any ideas? All fans work, heatsink is securely attached, etc. __________________ -Tom

02-20-2006, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
SHAWN FDISK Certified Tech Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,655	Are you sure the heatsink is installed properly? Not much you can do if everything is installed properly than to RMA it. __________________ Tech Forums Announcements: - Forum Rules - Profanity - Downloads: View CPU, RAM, Cache and Speed specs w/CPU-ID ~ Memory Tester ~ Fraps ~ Free Spyware Scan ~ Spy Sweeper - Trial ~ Free Virus Scan ~ Diskeeper (Defrag Tool) ~ Firefox Browser ~ How to do a Repair Install for Windows 2000/XP ~ CPU's: Intel vs AMD ~

02-20-2006, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Eagleboy Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 399	Well, unfortunately my brother needed the computer at that moment - so I had to send it off with him right after building it. I won't be able to take a good look at it until March 11th, his spring break. I guess I should have also asked if you guys think it would be okay until then, operating at that high temp. I mean, it's below 60C - but it'll be at high temps for almost 3 weeks. __________________ -Tom

02-20-2006, 04:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
SHAWN FDISK Certified Tech Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,655	It should be fine, but 50C idle is way to high __________________ Tech Forums Announcements: - Forum Rules - Profanity - Downloads: View CPU, RAM, Cache and Speed specs w/CPU-ID ~ Memory Tester ~ Fraps ~ Free Spyware Scan ~ Spy Sweeper - Trial ~ Free Virus Scan ~ Diskeeper (Defrag Tool) ~ Firefox Browser ~ How to do a Repair Install for Windows 2000/XP ~ CPU's: Intel vs AMD ~

02-20-2006, 05:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
FghtinIrshNvrDi Wizard Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,475	It'll help burn it in for overclocking... I'm just trying to think of a benefit. I think it should be safe. Keep it near a window or something. Ryan __________________ I'm an unhyphenated American. System Specs: Intel Q6600 @ 3200 1.4v Abit IP35 Pro "The Snake" 2x2gb A-Data @ 800 Diamond HD 3870 512mb Great FORD TRUCK resource: http://www.fordtruckfanatics.com

02-23-2006, 01:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Raphael Argus Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 531	Have him keep the side panel off for extra ventilation, might get a bit of dust but you can get a nice drop in temps by doing that. Heck, I used to keep the side panel off my case and point a small desk fan at my PC, I had 15 degrees lower temps from that. Probably not the greatest idea because of dust and magnets in the fans, but I never had a problem. (knock on wood) __________________ E6750 @ 2.66 Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L 2GB XMS2 Corsair Ram Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Evga 8800GTS 640MB 250GB Western Digital SATA2 HDD 250GB Maxtor SATA1 HDD Antec Truepower Trio 650 watt PSU Cooler Master Centurion 5 case 20.1" Samsung 204B LCD Microsoft Keyboard Logitech MX518 Mouse Geek Squad 875VA Back-UP UPS Windows XP SP2

02-23-2006, 02:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
raverx3m True Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 239	my new socket T 3.0mhz idles at 51 i thought it was normal for this type of cpu my socket 478 2.8 northwood idled at around 38 both with intel cpu cooler and arctic silver compound __________________ case: ANTEC TX640B 400w smart power-------------mobo: AOpen i915Pa-E Socket T cpu: P4 630 3.0ghz Prescott 800MHz---------ram: OCZ EL 512x2MB DDR 400 (2.3.2.5) vga: eVGA Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCIe dvdr: LG GSA-4167B----------HD: WD 39GB SATA 1000rpm sysdrive maxtor 250gb SATA 7200rpm

02-23-2006, 03:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
JamesR Junior Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 54	thats a fairly acceptable temp. especially since its taken from the bios. get motherboard monitor or speed fan, and check temps in windows. __________________ P4 3.00Ghz/HT 1Mb Prescott OC\'ed to 3.50Ghz ASUS P4S800-MX 1024Mb DDR 400 PC3200 [2x512mb] Western Digital 80Gb 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda 160Gb 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda 200Gb 7200rpm Nvidia Geforce 6200 256Mb LiteOn 12x DVD + R/RW 480W PSU

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