Overclocking beyond air?

[techietam]

Ok ok.. Maybe I didn't phrase it correctly

I got so sick of my P4 2.53 running @ 53C idle and over 60C loaded that I decided
to use something other than air cooling I tried different Intel HSF, tried AS3 with
no luck.

Anybody knows good cooling equipment around $100 that is not dangerous
for the system and does a good job?

Thanks a lot, guys.

 

[Fingers]

alpha heatsinks have always treated me nice, but for under $100 watercooling could get you temps down but possibly lead to leaks which would leave you without a system.

If I were in your shoes I'd just save my money for when It's time to upgrade. You probably won't even notice the difference in a few Mhz you would get with a watercooling setup.

hope this helps.

 

[oldfart]

Originally posted by: techietam
Ok ok.. Maybe I didn't phrase it correctly

I got so sick of my P4 2.53 running @ 53C idle and over 60C loaded that I decided
to use something other than air cooling I tried different Intel HSF, tried AS3 with
no luck.

Anybody knows good cooling equipment around $100 that is not dangerous
for the system and does a good job?

Thanks a lot, guys.

Your 2.53 is clocked at?? Unless it is overclocked to a vey high speed, there is no way it should be running 53C idle.

 

[techietam]

Sorry. Forgot to mention
It is running at stock That what kills me.. Could be the sensor on my GA-8IHXP...

I think, I am gonna go with GB or SIS655 for dual-ddr, since SIS can run PC3200 in dual mode...

 

[oldfart]

Something is wrong then. Either the sensor is giving you wrong info, or the HS is not on right. What app are you using to read the temp? MBM5?

 

[techietam]

Originally posted by: oldfart
Something is wrong then. Either the sensor is giving you wrong info, or the HS is not on right. What app are you using to read the temp? MBM5?

I check the temp in BIOS itself to alliminate the possibility of the app error.

 

[DoctorBooze]

53C/60C is normal with little or no case cooling, and is perfectly acceptable since even with under-read errors it's way below the tolerance. If you want to o'c, cool your case a lot; if you want your PC to stay quietish (i.e. not like Concorde taking off) don't and stay at stock speed/temp.

 

[oldfart]

53/60 is hot. What are your case temps? I typically run ~ 10C above my case temp @ idle. Right now, I have a 25C case temp, 35C CPU temp. Summer time I run ~ 30C case, 40C CPU. Do you have a 43C case temp? The swing between idle and load doesn't sound right either. I'll go up to 55C load which is +20C. You are only changing by +7.

My system is a 1.6A @ 2.4 1.675 Vcore, stock HS/F with ASII.

 

[techietam]

Originally posted by: oldfart
53/60 is hot. What are your case temps? I typically run ~ 10C above my case temp @ idle. Right now, I have a 25C case temp, 35C CPU temp. Summer time I run ~ 30C case, 40C CPU. Do you have a 43C case temp? The swing between idle and load doesn't sound right either. I'll go up to 55C load which is +20C. You are only changing by +7.

My system is a 1.6A @ 2.4 1.675 Vcore, stock HS/F with ASII.

I have my case open, since I play with drives a lot. As far as temp difference that could be due to not putting full load on the processor. As a matter of fact, I am gonna download Prime95 right now and see what it does to my tempreture.