Prescott CPU temperatures

Titus03 · January 6th, 2007

I'd like to ask Prescott-users about their CPU-temperatures, specially Pentum 4 3,0GHz< users. I've been wondering are they really as hot as people keep telling. Mine is not.

What is your CPU:s current temperature?

Which is your maximum/minimum temperature?

What cooling are you using?

I can tell that my Celeron D 2,8GHz stays usually at 40-46 Celsius. I have a Akasa cooler and Deltaco Bigfan Power Source.

Metalmurphy · January 6th, 2007

Prescot P4 3.0 HT and it idles around 55ºC, when in games it goes around 60-65º sometimes 70º, i once had it at 90ºC

Cid Highwind · January 6th, 2007

Same processor as Metalmurphy here, idles at 46C and goes up to 60 during gaming.

Using this cooler

**RPGW1ZaRD** · January 6th, 2007

Well there's so many versions around of "netburst" Pentium 4-like CPUs:

- Williamette
- Northwood
- Gallatin
- Prescott
- Prescott 2M
- Cedar Mill
- Smithfield (Pentium D 8xx)
- Presler (Pentium D 9xx)
(might have forgot one)

Chances are some people think they have a Prescott but have one of the others. The hot ones are the ones based on Prescott/Prescott 2M & Smithfield Pentium D 8xx series core. Usual temps I hear of these were like 55 - 60C idle and towards 70-75C
on stock cooler, was like almost a requirement to change that cooler to something better unless airflow in comp case was good. I know an IRC friend who had his Prescott 3.2GHz running at up to 76C at load and it was starting to throttle with the stock cooler.

The latest & final version of Pentium 4 is Cedar Mill (single core P4) and Presler (dual core, Pentium D 9xx series) based on 65nm tech but no actual changes other than this 65nm tech causes the power consumption & heat output to be A LOT lower. 4GHz+ overclocks were fairly easy on decent aircooling on these chips even. I'd say "normal" stock cooler temps on these are sth in the range 40-45C idle and 55-65C load.

Cid Highwind · January 7th, 2007

Well of course it's clear it's about the Prescott here, and I think it's the socket 478 which is the most common one, right?

I didn't have that many problems with the temperatures on the stock cooler, but it sounded like a wind turbine, I could hardly do some homework on my pc.

January 6th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
Titus03 Advent yourself Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ? (In PAL-area) Posts: 723	Prescott CPU temperatures I'd like to ask Prescott-users about their CPU-temperatures, specially Pentum 4 3,0GHz< users. I've been wondering are they really as hot as people keep telling. Mine is not. What is your CPU:s current temperature? Which is your maximum/minimum temperature? What cooling are you using? I can tell that my Celeron D 2,8GHz stays usually at 40-46 Celsius. I have a Akasa cooler and Deltaco Bigfan Power Source. __________________ - SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS: ---------------------------------- Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @3.00GHz \|\| ASUS Commando 2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM \|\| EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 512Mb Corsair 620W 620HX \|\| 3x Seagate 160Gb SATAII HDD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Windows XP Professional SP3/Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron ------------------------------------------------------------------

January 6th, 2007	#2 (permalink)
Metalmurphy Ataru Moroboshi Fan =) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,759	Prescot P4 3.0 HT and it idles around 55ºC, when in games it goes around 60-65º sometimes 70º, i once had it at 90ºC __________________ -------------------------------- Computer Specs ---------------------------------- Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0) Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

January 6th, 2007	#3 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,690	Same processor as Metalmurphy here, idles at 46C and goes up to 60 during gaming. Using this cooler __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel E4400 @ 2.66GHz GPU: ATi HD4870 / 512MB / Core: 775 / Mem: 1025 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR800 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 320GB Western Digital 16MB Caviar SE PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

January 6th, 2007	#4 (permalink)
RPGW1ZaRD PCSX2 & O/C Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: My Computer Posts: 2,808	Well there's so many versions around of "netburst" Pentium 4-like CPUs: - Williamette - Northwood - Gallatin - Prescott - Prescott 2M - Cedar Mill - Smithfield (Pentium D 8xx) - Presler (Pentium D 9xx) (might have forgot one) Chances are some people think they have a Prescott but have one of the others. The hot ones are the ones based on Prescott/Prescott 2M & Smithfield Pentium D 8xx series core. Usual temps I hear of these were like 55 - 60C idle and towards 70-75C on stock cooler, was like almost a requirement to change that cooler to something better unless airflow in comp case was good. I know an IRC friend who had his Prescott 3.2GHz running at up to 76C at load and it was starting to throttle with the stock cooler. The latest & final version of Pentium 4 is Cedar Mill (single core P4) and Presler (dual core, Pentium D 9xx series) based on 65nm tech but no actual changes other than this 65nm tech causes the power consumption & heat output to be A LOT lower. 4GHz+ overclocks were fairly easy on decent aircooling on these chips even. I'd say "normal" stock cooler temps on these are sth in the range 40-45C idle and 55-65C load. __________________ « Feel free to browse through PCSX2 screenshots on RPGWiZaRD's Putfile.com section » Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 @ 4.0GHz «-» Gigabyte P35-DS4 «-» CellShock 2x1GB @ DDR2-1200 5-5-4-10 «-» JetWay 8800GT 512 MB @ 705/1750/1015 MHz «-» Thermaltake ToughPower 750W «-» Sony Multiscan G400 19" CRT «-» OCZ Vendetta 2 «-» Creative SoundBlaster Audigy «-» Logitech X-530 5.1 «-» Sennheiser HD 212 Pro «-» Logitech MX™518 Gaming-Grade «-» Razer Mantis Speed «-» Windows XP Pro SP3 «-» Windows Server 2k8 XSOS 3.0 BETA Last edited by RPGW1ZaRD; January 6th, 2007 at 22:53.

January 7th, 2007	#5 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,690	Well of course it's clear it's about the Prescott here, and I think it's the socket 478 which is the most common one, right? I didn't have that many problems with the temperatures on the stock cooler, but it sounded like a wind turbine, I could hardly do some homework on my pc. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel E4400 @ 2.66GHz GPU: ATi HD4870 / 512MB / Core: 775 / Mem: 1025 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR800 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 320GB Western Digital 16MB Caviar SE PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

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