CPU at 73C!

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I was getting these constant blue screens. So first thing I thought of was it must be the RAM.
Swapped the RAM out but still got the blue screen.

Then I checked the temp and it was a whopping 73C!
Everything is stock in my system and the cpu isn`t overclocked. How can I reduce the temp?
 
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Have you taken your PC out of the oven? :p

Those P4s run hot anyway and with the current heatwave even more so, make usre the heatsink is nice and tight with the CPU and airflow through your case...
 
I was considering making my breakfast on it this morning :P

Will some thermal paste maybe do the trick?
 
1. Ventilation in your case. One or two 120mm fans go a long way. :)
2. Reseat the CPU. First clean off the old goop and apply some new goop to the top of the CPU surface smearing the balance that you may have on your finger or object you are using onto the heat sink. Make sure the heat sink is seated squarely on the CPU. I like to twist the heat sink ever so slightly before I put the clamps on.
3. Ambient room temperature is high?

If this doesn't help then there is something else wrong?
I have heard that the Prescott P4 runs hot if that is indeed a Prescott? But 73c is a bit on the high side?

What does the Blue Screen say? It may be a software issue?
E.g. IRQ not less than equal?

If you are not keen on removing the CPU then take it to someone that can help you.
Have a nice day.
 
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Come see the 3.2GHz Celeron D's running at up to 80 degrees in my brothers office...

I've put 12cm fans in front, that helped cool the HDDs from 55 to 43 and the CPU a little bit too...
 
It is indeed a prescott. It can`t be software issue because i formated the hdd and did a clean install. It gave a bluescreen before and after the format.
 
no doubt its a prescott cpu. I have the same problem atm.

Do yourself a favour, get into the whole system cooling thing - will cost a little here and there, but is cheaper to do this than loose your pc. Ontop of that, the cooling gadgets will also be usable in your next pc.

My case takes 5 fans, i've installed 4. Two front right, two rear. - Made little difference btw, too much heat generating parts inside IE 2xSATA drives,1xIDE, 2xGFX cards, and DEFINATELY my CPU being a "PresHott"

I've now ordered 2x Vantech Hard drive Coolers, they will be up by my DVD drives, blowing the air out my powersupply which will help, and got myself a Zalman http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=165&code=009
I've found some reviews on this monster... 99% of the reviews recons its the same if not better than liquid cooling (i woulnt try, like my pc dry :D ). People say the temp drops from 55/66deg to around 35 and 45degrees which is brilliant for a prescott!. The thing costs around R550 on DigitalPlanet!.

The Negative side to this monster, it is BIG, it weighs half a KG, and you need to make sure you have enough space in your case to fit this thing. You also can't move your pc around too much because of the weight, and apparently some people moaned that it can turn if you move your case too much!. The metal fins apparenty are sharp and loads of people praising this thing has said they got cut... but apparently the blood is well worth the cooling. They are EXTREMELY Critical on the review about heatpaste (arctic silver) and that you have to apply an even layer of the stuff over your cpu, and not just put a blob and make your Heatsink squash the stuff all over for you!.

Oh and the Hard drive coolers are Vantec, also available on Digital Planet for around R365 each.

Make sure your cabling in your pc isnt obstructing airflow, make sure its nice and neat, and out of th way for airflow.
 
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Oh, as if your PC wasnt running hot in the hot room before you got the watercooling?

The CPUs ran at 50 degrees on Tuesday morning when it was a bit chilly, but that office gets so damn hot...
 
Honestly arctic silver won't make that much of a difference if infact the heat pad is still working correctly (meaning it's still working as it should).

If the heatsink is properly seated and the temperatures don't improve I recommend a Zalman cooler, they can be bought from just about every hardware retailer in SA (Sybaritic, digitalplanet, etc.). I personally have the Zalman CNPS9500 AM2 cooler, and although my CPU is very cool to start with (AMD 3800+ Orleans core) I very much doubt it would be running 22 degrees with any other cooler (34 degrees under max load), with fan speeds on minimum (+- 1000rpm, completely inaudible).
 
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Got some Arctic Silver and my avg temp is down to 47C :D
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AS would make a difference, at-most, of 5 degrees. This indicates that your heatsink was probably not properly seated on the CPU. So adding the Arctic Silver was a good thing
;)
 
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