When i buitl my computer *about 2 years ago* my brother never added thermal paste or a pad (thats what he says at least) my cpu gets pretty hot, and i have cpu fan, power supply fan, and a side case fan. If I have a 3.2ghz intel, how much lower can i expect the temperature to be? I get about 40-50 idle, and 58-68 while playing counter-strike source. degrees in celsius. thanks for ur help.
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Well if he just installed the standard heatsink, it comes with factory applied paste.
You can remove the heatsink and remove the factory stuff ( off heatsink and cpu ) and then apply some arctic silver paste ( make sure you read the directions on the arctic silver site ).
You should expect to run mid 30's
You can remove the heatsink and remove the factory stuff ( off heatsink and cpu ) and then apply some arctic silver paste ( make sure you read the directions on the arctic silver site ).
You should expect to run mid 30's
thanks. I downloaded a program, and it says my cpu is a
CPU Type Intel Celeron D 350, 3200 MHz (24 x 133)
CPU Alias Prescott-256
does the prescott thing mean anything relating to my cpu temperature? i think i heard those have been running "hot"
CPU Type Intel Celeron D 350, 3200 MHz (24 x 133)
CPU Alias Prescott-256
does the prescott thing mean anything relating to my cpu temperature? i think i heard those have been running "hot"
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It has come to my attention that you might have a heat or voltage issue with your computer. We can not assume that it is one of these so we will go ahead and check. I would like you to download and install the program Speedfan. When you are done installing Speedfan open and look for 3 columns. One should have temperatures, the other should have voltages, and the last one should contain your fan speeds. When you have found this information please post to me in a column such as this: (Example)
Then post your temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds.
It has come to my attention that you might have a heat or voltage issue with your computer. We can not assume that it is one of these so we will go ahead and check. I would like you to download and install the program Speedfan. When you are done installing Speedfan open and look for 3 columns. One should have temperatures, the other should have voltages, and the last one should contain your fan speeds. When you have found this information please post to me in a column such as this: (Example)
If you are running on a Dell Laptop please follow these steps then post your temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds:
- Open Speedfan
- Click Configure on the Main Screen
- Go to the Options Tab
- Check the: "Enable DELL Support (use this function only on DELL notebooks)" check box
- Click Ok then Close Speedfan
- Start Speedfan once again
Then post your temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds.
Temperatures
Temp1: 47 C
Temp2: 29 C
HD0: 38 C
Voltages (only for desktops)
I didnt know which were which, but this is what my whole bottom says
vcore: 1.33v
+12v 3.40v
3.3v 3.36v
vcc 4.93v
vin2 0.00v
5vsb 5.04v
vbat 0.00
Fan Speeds
fan 1 3184
fan 2 0
fan 3 0
Temp1: 47 C
Temp2: 29 C
HD0: 38 C
Voltages (only for desktops)
I didnt know which were which, but this is what my whole bottom says
vcore: 1.33v
+12v 3.40v
3.3v 3.36v
vcc 4.93v
vin2 0.00v
5vsb 5.04v
vbat 0.00
Fan Speeds
fan 1 3184
fan 2 0
fan 3 0
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