normal or too hot?

[kof2000]

cpu is running at 161f or 72c

 

[Praetor]

Thats panic temperature for AMD and instant power-off for Pentium4s

 

[ZER0X]

cpu is running at 161f or 72c

Oh gees that's hot as

 

[kof2000]

really? uh well is not turning off lol

 

[kof2000]

is running at 59C not how about 59 lol is running at constant 59c i think mother board monitor software is not accurate or the hardware monitor in bios is not accurate, the software reads is running at 72c while the bios said is running at 59c

 

[ZER0X]

59c is still pretty hot, mine gets up to 54c when fully loading but then drops back down when it's not fully in-use

 

[kof2000]

it is just stock cooling though.


i left the computer idle without anything running other than maybe norton antivirus and fire wall and is still running at 72c lol is it possible the thermal paste is not touching the chip? i know the fan is working and i do remember it clicked when i installed it.

 

[ZER0X]

it is just stock cooling though.

Yer probably
Oh yer if it's AMD that's fine
Pentium

 

[ZER0X]

i left the computer idle without anything running other than maybe norton antivirus and fire wall and is still running at 72c lol is it possible the thermal paste is not touching the chip? i know the fan is working and i do remember it clicked when i installed it.

The Thermal paste should be touching the CPU

 

[kof2000]

i've heard the p4 presscot running hot but this hot? lol

 

[ZER0X]

i've heard the p4 presscot running hot but this hot? lol

LOL yer

 

[Praetor]

really? uh well is not turning off lol

Thats because you have an Intel system -- they dont have that protection built in. Of course the user should be able to yoink a power cable.

is running at 59C not how about 59 lol is running at constant 59c

I dunno why you "lol" so much .... those temps are nothin to laugh at. 59 is ecessively hot for Pentium4s

it is just stock cooling though.

Doesnt matter.

lol is it possible the thermal paste is not touching the chip?

If you installed it then only you know

Oh yer if it's AMD that's fine

Hardly ... its excessively high regardless -- and if that was a poke at AMD, have a look at the P4Es (and the P4-Ms)

 

[ZER0X]

Hardly ... its excessively high regardless -- and if that was a poke at AMD, have a look at the P4Es (and the P4-Ms)

Yes I know....AMD can handle that heat though.....but yes it is hot

 

[Praetor]

Yes I know....AMD can handle that heat though

They cant "handle" it per se but rather their motherboards save them from meltdown (all except one mobo ive encountered which didnt self-terminate heehee)