cpu sits at 48-50c?

[sil3ntmonk]

howdy this is my first post here sence it seems my cpu's temp is a bit over board it isnt over clocked or nothing i felt the heatskin its like cold i rigged a dell case fan to it sence i have an aftermarket case, the case has like 5-6 fans in it any ideas why it says its up that high?

 

[konsole]

thermal paste between the cpu and heatsink? Mines idling at 33c right now. The maximum temps for a cpu is like double what you have there so anything well under 70c and your probably fine. btw us that idle or under load?

 

[Twist86]

Listing your computer specs and processor would help us with your problem better.

Though the normal dual-core/quad-core will idle around 25c to 40c depending on your room temp and how well your case is ventilated.

If the sink is cool at the bottom then I would have to say that you need to reaply the thermal paste or the heat sink is not set correctly on the processor or the thermal paste has a air bubble in it.

 

[sil3ntmonk]

Manufacturer:
MAXDATA Asus
Processor:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
Memory:
1536MB RAM
Hard Drive:
195 GB
Video Card:
RADEON X800 XT
Monitor:
Dell M781s
Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster PCI
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3, v.5657 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Motherboard: