CPU temperature high?

brunoxyz

brunoxyz

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Hi,

I have an intel Pentium D 840 CPU with a Thermaltake cooler and the thermal paste that came with it. . and the idle temperature is around 53°C and the temperature when busy (rendering in 3D software and sometimes with some games) reaches 72-73°C.

I am monitoring the temperatures with the intel software... and it starts beeping when it goes over 70°C..

Anyone around with the same problem,? is it ok to go over 53°C when idle and 70°C when rendering?

thanks in advance.
 
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Those are extremely high, and are above Intels stated max temps. Did you apply thermal paste in between the CPU and heatsink?
 
Those temperatures are harmful for the processor. Although it may be able to handle 70+ *C, it shouldn't have to. Running those temperatures with that CPU is going to degrade the quality of it pretty bad. It'll be harmful for it in the long term...
 
Hmm...My P4 was running a 84°C for a few months and it's still kicking *pets CPU*...Anyways, 72°C is still dangerous and you might want to look into a new HSF or work on your case's airflow. How much thermal paste did you put on?
 
well, I was looking for info and I found out that P4s get warmer than the rest of the CPUs ,, but each has its own recomended temp and all that.. I just wanted to know if 52 was a good idle temp for my CPU specifically.

I put few thermal paste .. enough to cover the top of the CPU...

should I buy the silver 5 thing?

honestly,, I ****ed up my las motherboard trying to put the thermal paste "correctly".. (by now you must think I'm a pc killer.. hope u don't) I bought the same god damn mobo, and the temperatures are exactly the same.. right now, I'm not in the mood for buying a new mobo.. lol. and I am worrried about the CPU temperature.


and yes,, the case ventilation is ok.. my room is a little warm though.. but I still think there is something wrong.



no,, and I didn't overlock it.
 
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It maybe from how you're applying the thermal paste and installing the heatsink..... Moderation is the key for thermal paste as you don't need to cover the entire CPU as you did..... Also make sure the heatsink/cooler is compatible with the CPU as a stronger processor requires a better cooler as they run hotter.... Also make sure the heatsink is installed correctly and squarely and securely fastened..... The high temps COULD actually be normal as it may take a week for the thermal paste to fully set in and get normal temps......
 
When I applied mine I though I had put to much and I made a damn mess but come to find out it ws the perfect amount, I also have a much cooler running CPU, my idle temp is 29 Celsius (refer to rig) and when I ran prime95 for an entire night straight after 2 days of keeping it on it still only reached 32 Celsius.

As a rule of thumb be very strict with the amount you but on then put on slightly more after. You want a good amount, you can always apply more however so be careful.
 
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When I applied mine I though I had put to much and I made a damn mess but come to find out it ws the perfect amount, I also have a much cooler running CPU, my idle temp is 29 Celsius (refer to rig) and when I ran prime95 for an entire night straight after 2 days of keeping it on it still only reached 32 Celsius.

As a rule of thumb be very strict with the amount you but on then put on slightly more after. You want a good amount, you can always apply more however so be careful.
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This post is almost useless...im sorry but 1st ur temps have nothing to do with his situation, two diff procs, its like comparing apples and oranges...also u cannot put more thermal paste afterwards, its one time, then u have to try it again...

Ok so the correct or generally accepted method of applying thermal paste as per arctic silvers website, is to put the amount equal to a grain of rice on the center of the cpu, then when u put on the hs, you put it directly on and twist it a few times to get rid of any possible air bubbles applying a little amount of force, then retain the hsf...


TBH you high temps i would regard to the hsf not seated right or too much thermalpaste, as too little or too much can BOTH be harmful.


EDIT: So i checked the as website to see if this process was diff for dual core procs and apparently it is so heres the direct link to the pdf instructions for as5..i believe the instructions for as5 is going to be the same as for any other paste.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_intel_dual_wcap.pdf


EDIT: X2 heres the link to the website for instructions for each type of paste, they are diff...

http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm
 
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I got a pentium D and last night it got up 74c then back to 49-50c. and i just have the 1 80m fan and a 120m that came with the case i just added a 80m.
 
Thanks a lot for the quick responses,, I guess I will have to buy arctic silver and apply it as it says there.. really appreciate your help.

BTW: this is the cooler I'm using,., click here do u think it is good for my CPU? at least in the reviews some people do.

thanks again.
 
Well it says that the maximum processor supported is a P4 so your problem may be the cooler but I bet other people would beg to differ about the cooler being efficient enough.....

So far, I haven't had any problems with my zalmans so if you're looking for a different cooler take a look at their coolers. Of course there are many other coolers that do great jobs and cooling......

Edit: Here's a thought, is your fan plugged in?

Edit, Edit: Forget about getting another cooler.... The cooler you have is fine.....
 
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I guess donjuan became a moderator. Or at least someone who thinks his opinion and google bar is better than everyone elses, lol.
 
well, yes,, I guess It is good enough for my CPU ( plus p4s reach higher temperatures than pentium D .. right? )

and yes,, the fan is runing. .. at 2430 rpm...


I think I will try the arctic silver.. really careful this time I will be.. :)


or someone wants to say something like,, "that's the correct temperature for the pentium D 840 ? .. no one? :rolleyes:



and audiobahn1000: I'm not sure,, but I think the core 2 duo is known to have really low temperatures.. so it is not comparable to mine I guess. thanks 4 ur comment though
 
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Artic Silver 5, although is a better compound than stuff you get with the cooler, isn't going to significantly lower your temps. Granted, you will get lower average temps with Artic Silver 5, it's only going to be by a few degrees..... Try and figure what's your problem is before you use to much AS5 because it's fairly expnesive for just a tiny little tube.....

Depending on where you shop, Zalman has a better thermal paste than AS5 that only costs $5 more.... CompUSA began selling it where i live so consider buying that instead of AS5..... (P.S. It looks like a bottle of nail polish....)
 
thanks, I'll keep that in mind,, but why is it better than AS5 ?.. I'm just curious. I'll do some research on that.. thanks for the recomendation.
 
thanks,, I think i did that the first time I installed it.. or a very similar thing,, the second time I spread the paste all over the cpu surface.. sadly, I got exactly the same result with both methods.


next time I'll do it the right way.. at least now I know how to do it correctly.
 
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I guess donjuan became a moderator. Or at least someone who thinks his opinion and google bar is better than everyone elses, lol.
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Google bar? yea i mentioned that in another post, but i have a ton of experience in just this field of applying thermal paste, hsf and cpu temps....
 
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