Hi folks. I've recently bought P4 D940 (3.2GHz), 2GB DDR2 533MHz RAM and put it on Intel D945GNT board (i945 chipset + integrated gfx).
I'm somewhat concerned about the temperatures though. I'm using the supplied Intel HSF and temps go as high as 80C under load (which is ridiculously high even for dual core CPU IMO) and stay in upper 60's in idle. Also the MB has 2 sensors - currently they show 54 and 51C respectively - I'm currently stresstesting with 2 instances of Prime95. In idle those two temps stay at low 40's.
I was thinking it's bad air circulation/ventilation, but adding 2 rear fans had practically zero effect on the temps plus read below.
I'm bit hesitant to believe these readings, because CPU temp wouldn't go below 60C and ambient below 36C in idle with open case (both sides and top). Could it be the MB reading so damn wrong values? Btw room temp. is at approx. 25C
Anyone else experiencing this high temps? The system seems stable so far (running about 12hrs of Prime95 now, will let it run for a day or two), but even if the system was rock stable, I'd be worried about how much these temps (if true) would decrease the life of the CPU.
Shameless anoyed nitpick: And they said they improved thermal characterictics since the 90nm version.
I'm somewhat concerned about the temperatures though. I'm using the supplied Intel HSF and temps go as high as 80C under load (which is ridiculously high even for dual core CPU IMO) and stay in upper 60's in idle. Also the MB has 2 sensors - currently they show 54 and 51C respectively - I'm currently stresstesting with 2 instances of Prime95. In idle those two temps stay at low 40's.
I was thinking it's bad air circulation/ventilation, but adding 2 rear fans had practically zero effect on the temps plus read below.
I'm bit hesitant to believe these readings, because CPU temp wouldn't go below 60C and ambient below 36C in idle with open case (both sides and top). Could it be the MB reading so damn wrong values? Btw room temp. is at approx. 25C
Anyone else experiencing this high temps? The system seems stable so far (running about 12hrs of Prime95 now, will let it run for a day or two), but even if the system was rock stable, I'd be worried about how much these temps (if true) would decrease the life of the CPU.
Shameless anoyed nitpick: And they said they improved thermal characterictics since the 90nm version.