Hi, just got a 3ghz Prescott, its quite hot, 48C idel, 63 under load(DOOM3). I've read that this temp is nothing to worry about for a Prescott, but even so, do I need one of these thermally Advantaged cases, or will a normal coolmaster be enough? If i do, can someone tell me where the hell i buy one on the net, a UK site if possible, i've looked at my regulars... Here's the list: http://www.intel.com/go/chassis
I'm using a copper heatsink, at full blast.
Cheers Alex

Agreed Prescotts do dissipate more heat, the good thing is it's thermal protection makes it impossible to burn if it overheats. IMHO whatever your current cooling kit is, if your CPU can handle the temp numbers you posted above without breaking a sweat, unless your system is bottlenecking or something I'd say save your money or spend it on another component.

That being said if you still feel the need...cough...want for a new cooling kit take a look @ this from the test Thermalright's SP-94 w/80cfm fan was most efficient, but you might consider the revised XP-120 it utilizes a 120mm fan and allegedly cools not just your CPU, but also your motherboards MosFET's and Chipsets under its wingspan and it is almost 30% lighter than the SP-94.

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