QwertyManiac said:*img130.imagevenue.com/loc91/th_25415_80_122_91lo.jpg
That's my usual 'dusty-cab' temp. And the usual 'clean-cab' temp for my Prescott 3.0 GHz HT Pentium is 67![]()
It doesn't burn but yes, your temperature is very high for a PD. Add some fans!
where you live??utsav said:my oced P4 HT 3.06 @ 3.45GHz never crosses 62 degrees that too without AC and the normal temperature in my city is around 30 degrees and 48 degrees maximum in summers![]()
how much boost in performace does it make as compared to stock speeds??utsav said:no dudes. the temp readings r not wrong.once the temp of the proccy reached 74 degrees as the heatsink was not fitted nicely and the pc started to slow down.this proves that the temperature readings r correct
i changed the thermal paste over the proccy and added two 80mm exhaust fans at the rear of the cabby.
my cabby has several vents like the one for proccy and a net like vent over the pci slots so i didn't used any fans to draw air into the cabby.
and i recently OCed it to 3.657GHz and the max temperature was 65 degrees.
i think the psu is a bottleneck for any further OC as the 12V rail voltage has dropped to around 11.3V .I hav a 450W Intex PSU.