Prescott overheating in idle!?

[danceMB]

For some unknown reason my system just overheated yesterday. I have my auto-switch off set at 80C, which happened last night. I was just playing a very basic chess game when this happened, decided to boot into the BIOS and it read as being 75C.

Considering that I wasnt stressing the machine at all im concerned the temps jumped that high. Makes me wonder what my stock coolers upto?

 

[wesley]

have a look inside the case, the HSF mite be on the GFX card or bottom of the case

 

[Sir Random]

Yeah, check that the fan is still there and spinning freely.
A slow or stopped fan is the prime candidate for those sort of temps when the cpu isn't being stressed.

 

[danceMB]

I have checked and the fan is there spinning freely, I give it a quick dusting down every few weeks to make sure but its still the same way, I will be doing a little mod to get an SI-120 fitted onto my IC7 Max 3, but still I never knew how bad there stock cooler really was.

 

[stigggeh]

I have checked and the fan is there spinning freely, I give it a quick dusting down every few weeks to make sure but its still the same way, I will be doing a little mod to get an SI-120 fitted onto my IC7 Max 3, but still I never knew how bad there stock cooler really was.

when i had a P4 it was known that IC7's give high temp readings compared to other S478 boards (upto 10c higher). S478 prescotts are shocking when it comes to heat too, so i am not shocked at all yours is reading so high

 

[daz]

Take the heatsink off, clean the CPU and reseat it and apply a new layer of thermal compound would probably be your best bet, as well as making sure that you haven't got a build up of dust in your system.

 

[danceMB]

If I take that heatsink off I will probably fit on the SI-120 heatsink as I want to overclock it and know when thats on I can take it quite high up, and if its stable, with a good graphics card, should future proof me well into next year.

At the moment its got this other thermal compound on it. I am thinking of getting Arctic Silver 5, hearing thats the best stuff to use. Whats the best way of getting the current thermal compound off? Would I need any of that "Arcticlean Thermal Material Remover"? What sort of paper towel would be best to use to do that?

 

[daveydave]

my prescott was hitting 70-75s, what make is your board and was it brought from pc world etc

 

[Johnnyboy]

For some unknown reason my system just overheated yesterday. I have my auto-switch off set at 80C, which happened last night. I was just playing a very basic chess game when this happened, decided to boot into the BIOS and it read as being 75C.

Considering that I wasnt stressing the machine at all im concerned the temps jumped that high. Makes me wonder what my stock coolers upto?

75C seems a bit high for a Prescott, but well within normal operating range. Just check the fan is spinning properly and the HSF is free of dust. Personally I'd just leave it be.

[J]