Is this temperuture normal for my P4 CPU ?

Question

My CPU ranges from around 30-55 Degrees celcuis while in normal condition, and while gaming , it bursts to 60-70 degrees !!! Is this normal for my CPU or am i doing something wrong?! The fan is connected normally and everything is fine.

Also, i've noticed that my friend's Core 2 Duo is way cooler, it ranges from 20-40 while gaming, even without using a CPU Fan , it doesn't go higher than 60 in full load, can anyone explain?

Answer 1

Sounds acceptable.
The new & faster CPUs do ironically run cooler than the older & slower ones. They use half the current & are thinner in design which provides greater heat disipation.

regards,
Philip T

Answer 2

Is this a case temperature or the actual CPU temp?

For a pentium 4, it is a little hot, but should be ok as long as you are not having problems. If you are getting some random crashes, or shutdowns, then I would be worried.

One of the reasons that a Core 2 Duo is cooler is that the fans they give with those processors are HUGE and the thermal compound that comes with the heatsink is much better. You want to get a good thermal compound that will transfer heat well from the CPU to the heatsink. Arctic Silver is a good brand (top of the line in my eyes) but it is expensive. It does an excellent job with transferring heat. The white generic goop that came with the pentium 4 chips were not that great in thermal transfer ability, so you might look into a new compound to apply. It may not seem like it but the thermal compound makes all the difference in the world. With the old pentium III and previous chips, heat was not really a problem that a standard heatsink/fan combo couldn't fix, even with no compound.

In addition, a case fan helps a little and is not too expensive. newegg.com has some great prices on case fans. They sit where one of your PCI slots would be and really do a good job venting air.

Here is a good link for CPU temperatures, specifically Intel.
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/sb/CS-007999.htm

Answer 3

Hi. There are usually two ways to measure CPU temps. One uses a diode built in to the CPU, one uses a sensor inside the socket. Make sure your apples are apples, not oranges. Most chips are designed to withstand temps up to 85 deg C or more, but I like mine at 50 C max.

Answer 4

it seems to me that you might have and old p4 prescott core. the prescott cores ussually get hot temperatures and are required to have a pretty huge fan and heatsink. it doesnt matter how good you mount the heatsink and fan on if the processor produces too much heat then you have to apply better thermal paste (i recommend artic silver 5) and get a better heatsink and fan. also the core 2 duo runs really cool since it doesnt take on a full load on only one core plus the cores arent prescott i think they are really cool cores called cedar mill or presler not sure.

Answer 5

hi may be your computer CPU have been crash. but u can check wheat er your CPU temperature is above normal by check on your bios setup. this can be doing when u start your PC black screen will appear then just press F2 or delete. there were instructions to enter the setup screen. but i want remind u don't try to change any settings on the setup screen this might lead to serious computer problem.