Prime 95 reads 64 degrees C on Test 50... Too Hot?

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10-12-2002, 12:34 PM
shurleydude

Prime 95 reads 64 degrees C on Test 50... Too Hot?

I'm really afraid this is too much.... I'm running my 2.66 at 150 FSB at 3010 ghz with a ThermalTake Volcano 7+ on the HIGH setting, along with Arctic Silver 3....Yeah, it got all the way up to test 50, but from 40-50 the temps are 62-64 and rising... I heard Abit boards are notorious for reporting temps alot higher than they actually are, so is my BG 7 the same? This is very very scary! Everything seems very very stable though..no lock ups or anything while gaming, SuperPI, or Prime 95 (up to test 50). I'm thinking perhaps I didn't add enough Artic Silver 3 to the CPU? I just put the AS3 on on wednesday, so maybe it hasn't broken in yet? I'm not really sure, hehe. i just want to know if this is safe or not. thanks
10-12-2002, 01:49 PM
talldude

It's a P4, don't worry. You really can't fry those.
10-12-2002, 04:21 PM
shurleydude

i hope you're right..cause if this CPU fries....then i'm gonna be out of 300 bucks, and that ain't easy to come by!
10-12-2002, 04:39 PM
gonphsn

I wish I had a nice processor.

=(
dream a little dream of 2.8 ghz...
10-12-2002, 08:34 PM
SoulEdge

Quote:

Originally posted by talldude
It's a P4, don't worry. You really can't fry those.

Yes, but I heard that p4's start throttling when they get too hot. You could be losing performance so it would be good idea to get some input from someone who can speak from experience.
10-13-2002, 11:38 AM
shurleydude

i don't think i'm losing performance, because after i run prime 95 for over an hour, i then do SuperPI and still get 51 seconds in the 1 million run.
10-13-2002, 12:45 PM
Royal Oaks

I think you could use some more cooling. Dude that system is freakin sweet. Fastest Ive seen here at Sharky's.:eek: :eek: :eek:
10-13-2002, 01:36 PM
shurleydude

yeah, my cooling SUCKS ***. I hate volcano 7s...this thing is being packed up and going straight back to new egg... as for other cooling? I just ordered a ALPHA PAL8942T heat sink and a Thermal Take Smart Fan II off of newegg....does that sound betteR? Oh I also bought a few sunon and panaflo casefans as well. BTW, I just upped my 3dmark score an extra 300 points, yayaya! :) I bet with an R350 i could break 20,000 ;)
10-13-2002, 10:17 PM
lightbulb8817

Quote:

Originally posted by shurleydude
...then i'm gonna be out of 300 bucks...

Where did you get if for $300? I saw a company that made a mistake selling those at that price once...then they changed the price back to $400.
10-13-2002, 11:28 PM
thebove

Quote:

Originally posted by shurleydude
yeah, my cooling SUCKS ***. I hate volcano 7s...this thing is being packed up and going straight back to new egg... as for other cooling? I just ordered a ALPHA PAL8942T heat sink and a Thermal Take Smart Fan II off of newegg....does that sound betteR? Oh I also bought a few sunon and panaflo casefans as well. BTW, I just upped my 3dmark score an extra 300 points, yayaya! :) I bet with an R350 i could break 20,000 ;)

that alpha should do much better for ya. i've used volcano 7's before, and they work, but i've never had much trust in them for serious cooling.
btw that is a beast of a rig you got there :eek: :)