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overheating p4 to 75c normal?
Name: thelen_999 Date: August 4, 2008 at 23:08:07 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 3.4 p4 , 2gb ram
Comment:
i have a pentium 4 550 3.4ghz cpu at idle it is at about 68c and at load its at 75. is this normal and if not what should it be running at. i already bought a new heatsink and fan from newegg.com. . . it didn't change my temp from my stock fan. also my cpu says its dual core. it says dual core in system info and in the control panel - system - device man it says 2 cpus and also in the directx diagnostic it says 2 cpus but when i look at the p4 550 online i see no dual core
Name: jam Date: August 5, 2008 at 05:01:32 Pacific
Reply:
Your P4 uses HyperThreading...the 2nd core is virtual.
Your temps are on the high side but not uncommon for a P4 Prescott. Make sure your HSF is mounted properly & that you applied the thermal compound correctly. Also, your case needs to be properly vented.
Name: thelen_999 Date: August 5, 2008 at 13:45:49 Pacific
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what do you mean virtual?
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: August 5, 2008 at 15:30:32 Pacific
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"what do you mean virtual?"
It's not real, it's make-believe:
"Hyper-Threading works by duplicating certain sections of the processor—those that store the architectural state—but not duplicating the main execution resources. This allows a Hyper-Threading equipped processor to pretend to be two "logical" processors to the host operating system, allowing the operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously."
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