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soccerchamp76 · 05-11-2005, 05:22 PM

I just replaced the stock CPU heatsink/fan that came with the Pentium 4 3.2GHz (Prescott chip) with the Arctic-Cooling heatsink fan.

While the sound difference is night/day, the temperatures have not been as good. While before during no-low activity, the temperature was 50-60ºC, and after the new cooler, it is 60-70ºC, even hitting 72ºC. Could I not have used enough thermal paste, would that cause the temperature to rise that much?
Heatsink website:
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=22&disc=

05-11-2005, 05:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	Cpu Cooler I just replaced the stock CPU heatsink/fan that came with the Pentium 4 3.2GHz (Prescott chip) with the Arctic-Cooling heatsink fan. While the sound difference is night/day, the temperatures have not been as good. While before during no-low activity, the temperature was 50-60ºC, and after the new cooler, it is 60-70ºC, even hitting 72ºC. Could I not have used enough thermal paste, would that cause the temperature to rise that much? Heatsink website: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=22&disc= __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.