i've seen lots of people talking about how their CPUs are in the 30C range, and how you shouldn't OC if it's above 40C. My computer is constantly around 55, and today it hit 65. I don't know what I need to do to get the temp lower, any suggestions? i've got an intel p4 3.2ghz with ht (not extreme ed.) gigabyte GA-8IK1100 mobo new HSF: thermalright sp94 with enermax 92mm 52cfm fan (fan at highest setting) 4 speeze case fans (Max Air Flow 36.04CFM) (2 blowing in 2 blowing out) thermaltake silent purepower 480w PSU with fan speed up all the way i can't imagine this not being enough to keep my cpu below 65C. any suggestions?

You might want to re-post your question in the General Hardware or CPU forum. Motor cooled down, heat went down, that's when I heard that reinstall sound

As far as a p4 especially a 3.2 ghz. 50c isn't toooo high 65c a little high though did you use any arctic silver paste on the heatsink? Or did you just opt for the stock thermal pad foil with the black stuff on it ? In any case the paste or foil may take up to (I believe) 48 hrs for it to settle in and become effective . However I have run the Dual Or multiprocessor setting in device manager You may check to see if your cpu is listed as a multiprocessor or uniprocessor If I run the multiprocessor drivers in device manager I have a hard time keeping my cpu cool! and I'm sure others will also have plenty of other things for you to look at like checking your cabling and trying to clean it up .. and making sure the wires and cabling aren't stopping a fan from running all together Good luck Huh!!! MSI 845e mb 768 mb ram and a p4 2.4n running xp ,win 2000 advanced server and win 98 SE alot to learn and I know so little !!!!

The very first thing to consider is whether or not your particular motherboard is reporting correct temperatures. They can and do vary ~10-15°C either side of real. This if often the cause of temps in the 30's and temps in the 70's. Don't believe everything you read and just deal with your particular motherboard. Skip

You clean your house, you clean your car, think you should clean your computer also. Dust is drawn into the inside of your computer by the blowers and it get deposited on everything in the way. This includes the heatsink and fan blades. A can of canned air is cheap and easy to use. A tip for you though. Turn off the computer and unplug it from the wall for about 15 mins or so before you blow it out. I have make considerable alterations to my case with a roll of duct tape to make it run cooler. I taped up the side panel vents and the unused fan openings. Then removed a 5 1/4 bay cover to bring in massive air flow. I also switched to round drive cables. If you're using flat ribbon just push them out of the air path, but do be careful when moving them around. They will break or come unplugged. With all I did I dropped the cup temp 15 degs. But then I can store Ben and Jerry's ice cream on my desk. I keep it pretty cold in my house. As for the comment as to the feedback from the software you're using. You should be able to see the stats of your system during bootup. I use Adia32 and it reports the temp within 2 to 4 degs of the bios report. Close enough for me. Last thing is if you have your system sitting on the floor and it's carpet, you may have blocked the front bottom air intake. Get a board for it to sit on. Well I hope this has helped. I think I'm gonna go soak up some rays before the rain moves in this afternoon.

i was in Australia last year(I live in UK)and saw a case fan with a pipe attached with the other end fitted onto the cpu fan so cool air was drawn from the outside straight to the cpu (wish I'd bought one can't get them here) If I dont know, somebody will.