P4 temperature

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From: Vic Baron (vgbaron_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:29:47 -0800

Running xp pro SP2 on a system with an Intel 915GAV mobo and P4 3.4
processor with 1G PC3200ram. It is in hyperthread mode.

The case is one recommended by Intel with the venturi like tube on the side.
In addition to the p/s fan ( 450W ps) and the processor fan there is one
80mm rear exhaust fan, a "card" fan ( exhaust), a side 80mm intake fan and
two 80mm front intake fans.

Installed the latest BIOS and drivers from the Intel site.

Using their( Intel) Desktop Utilities to monitor the stats -

At startup and normal operation - processor is at 49C and mobo is 38C

Running an application like MS FlightSimulator 2004 which utilizes almost
all of the processing power -

Processor temp 69C to 73C and mobo 40C to 42C. Problem is that 73C trips
the alert for processor exceeding max temp. I *could* increase the default
limit to > 73C but not sure if it is wise.

Other than the alert popping up, the system seems to run fine. Is this a
normal or acceptable temp for the p4 3.4 ( not the extreme edition)?

Thanx,

Vic Baron 

-- 
There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
don't

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