Are these normal tempertures?

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RyanPianesi

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I just installed speedfan, and got the following temperatures.

IDLE: 39/40C
Regular tasks: 47/48C
100% CPU: 54C, Then the speed speeds up, and lowers it to 48C.

Can you all just let me know if these temperatures are normal? This computer has a Pentium4 2.8Ghz CPU.

Thank you!
 
claptonman

claptonman

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They could be a little cooler, but nothing to be worried about. You could consider an aftermarket CPU cooler or to reapply the thermal paste.
 
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RyanPianesi

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I have reapplied the thermal paste 3 times. The temperatures remained the same all three times. So, do you think these are normal temps?
 
claptonman

claptonman

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Like I said, nothing to be worried about.

When you reapplied it, did you remove the old thermal paste? And what kind are you using?
 
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brightlord

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yeah cpu temp. Normal beacuse I have p4 3ghz prescott and this models heavy warm my computer usually start pc cpu temp.48 C(santigrat) and 10 munites later 55 C and stable 67-70 C ı see 2-3 year ago 102 C in asus ai booster program.
 
mx344

mx344

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Yeah, those are fine, the P4's run a little hotter.
Put some good thermal paste on, what kinda you have on?
 
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RyanPianesi

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I have used the artic silver thermal paste. It is not a Prescott..And I'm forced to use stock cooling, as it is an HP motherboard..
 
claptonman

claptonman

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Then yeah, not much more you can do about your temps, other than getting a new case with good airflow/cable management.
 
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RyanPianesi

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I just found out it actually is a Prescott.. Does that make any difference? Also, What tells the fan to speed up? The processor or the motherboard, Or the fan itself?
 
mx344

mx344

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^just means that its the newest of the P4.
You sure the heatsink is all the way on the proc?
You shouldn't have that high of a temp on a stock clocked cpu, unless its in prime95 load...
 
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RyanPianesi

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When I use prime 95, it gets up to 54C, then the fan highers it speed, and lowers it to 48C. During regular use, the CPU gets to 48C..Average
 
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SMGOwnage

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Yes it's normal, and Pentium 4 runs slightly hotter then CPU's in its class, so theres nothing to be worried about, but if you like, you can just buy a 15-30$ dollar CPU cooler and that will keep temps down.
 
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