I have an xp 2500 thats about a year old, and ever since day one its ran hot. I hear people say they get temps in the 40s with air cooling. I idle at 54 C, and when its pushed can hit 59-60. I know those arent terrible numbers, but when you consider that, I have a thermaltake up to 2700+ cpu fan, an intake fan, a rear exhaust case fan, and a side exaust fan. It just doesnt make since. Anybody have any ideas for me on why this is so hot, and how to fix it. (without water cooling)?????? Thanks in advance, Kyle

0. Are you overclocking the CPU? 1. Did you apply some thermal film in-between the CPU and the heatsink (too much/too little)? 2. Is the HSF seated correctly? 3. Check all your fans, (CPU/system/case) are they clogged up with dirt? What have you done so far? ____________________________ The greatest risk is not taking one

In addition to Sabertooth's comments... - have you touched the heatsink to determine if it's really running that warm? It's possible that your temp readings are off...a BIOS update should correct it - do you have the stock HSF? if so, use it - I don't like side panel fans, but since you have one, it should be an intake fan, not an exhaust. Try turning it around

I have a thermaltake up to 2700+ cpu fan what exactly do u have. that is warmer than i like i set around 45C under a load (toast). i use a volcano 10+ and removed the fan it came with and installed a vantec tornado atop used actic silver 3 on cpu and 1 tornado in back for exhaust

forgot to add i aggree a bios update may make some changes for the better

No, I am not overclocking it, I will try some of your ideas, especially the bios update. I wonder, I might have a little too much thermal paste on it??? Thanks for the advice.

Oh and yes my heat sink fan is installed correctly. All ive done is re-seated the HSF and cleaned up the inside of the case, to allow better airflow. I also pryed open the back vents to get more exhaust airflow.