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Originally Posted by soccerchamp76
I ordered Arctic Silver 5 thermal grease the other day from Newegg.com so I am going to see if that helps, and maybe a rear exhaust case fan (the current one is unplugged becaue it sounds like a damn vacuum).
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Well, prescotts get hot, really hot. At idle, they should be over 50 degrees C (using stock coolers). If you remove the cover, and the temperatures go down dramatically, it would definately be a good idea to install extra case fans.
I have an older northwood processor, which is about 20 degrees cooler than your prescott, and I *still* use one 92 mm case fan in the front and two 80 mm fans at the back.
As for case-fans making lots of noise: that depends on the fan. Try looking around for slower-moving "silent" case-fans (Papst, Panaflo, etc). You might even want to buy a fan-controller, to adjust the fan speed to your needs.
FYI: I have changed the stock cooler on my CPU (now Zalman) and videocard (Arctic). I have a "silent" PSU using a 120mm papst fan, and I have silent case fans. Furthermore, I have put silencing material on the sides of my case (carpet, in case you were wondering...). The end result: a very quiet PC.
