- Sep 2, 2002
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I am putting together a P4 3.0G 800fsb HT retail processor with the standard heatsink/fan. The board that I am using is an MSI PT880 (sis chipset) motherboard. I have noticed that the cpu temps run about 40-48C. That might be okay but when it gets hot the fan for the heatsink spins at about 4000+ rpm. Of course this makes a lot of noise. I noticed that there appears to be a sensor on the fan (smartfan?). I was not aware that the the retail heatsink/fan had a sensor on it. Could this increase in fan speed be coming from the motherboard instead? I have built systems before with Intel processors and have noticed that they are always quieter that AMD's. This system is one of the loudest I have ever built. Does anyone else notice this with this processor/motherboard?