Temperatures

Ive been having problems with temperatures in my PC for a long time now. My idle temps are: system 28-32, Cpu 49-52. Temps after high def gaming are system: 38-42, Cpu 54-58. I have a P4 2.4 ghz cpu. I have plenty of circulation in the case. In fact i have 8 fans in total. 1 pci fan, 1 video card fan, Psu fan, nice cpu fan and 4 case fans (2 back, 1 top, 1 side). my computer is in a well circulated area too and my room is usualy cold. I have cleaned out all the dust and even changed my motherboard into a new case and cleaned each part of the motherboard before placing it into the new case. i have done no overclocking so i dont know why i have such high temps... summer is coming soon and i dont want my computer to over heat. Any one know why my temps are soo high? Aopen motherboard if you are wondering. Could my mobo just be reading temps too high?

You could try getting a better heatsink for your processor. And you might also want to check the directions that your fans are blowing. You meantioned that you have 2 back fans, 1 top and 1 side. But you don't have any front? That is probably the cause of your problem. I would get a couple nice front fans and have them set as intakes. Make sure the top fan is an exhaust, same with the back fans. I would recommend the side fan as an exhaust also because I'm assuming that it doesn't have a filter on it.

if i remember rightly...p4 can take high temps?..

but dont quote me on that...
run some cpu intensive programs, if the temperatures are too high then a system will simply lock up, so then u know you need a new HSF

my top fan blows out and all my back fans including the pci fan blow out. The only intake fan i have is on the side because it is dirrectly lined up with the CPu so i didnt want to counter act the CPu fan so i think blowing in is a better idea. I do not have a filter for the side fan yet but i am going to pick one up soon (i just got the side fan 2 days ago). my inside is incredibly clean of dust.

ive never had my computer lock up because of temps. sometimes i play Ut2004 for 4-6 hours and it never locks up. temps are high after though. 38-42 system and 54-58 cpu

i have room for 4 more case fans at the front... i will buy 2 with filters for the front. My cpu heatsink fan is realy nice... its fairly large too. massive heatsink with a 8cm fan.

I realy shouldnt have to do this.... i have not overclocked at all.... i already have 8 fans. Im realy starting to think its just the motherboard reading too high (anyone have this problem with and Aopen motherboard?) ... that or the thermal paste under the Cpu heatsink is too little, too much or tainted some how. I didnt put my Cpu on myself, my computer came built.

I am currently running a p4 @ 3.06 ghz. I have a pretty cheap but nice heatsink and 1 fan in the back of my comp. I also have the cpu fan opbviously. I leave the side off of my computer because it allows me to switch HDDs easily. My computer often reads my temps at around 45-50 C. The 3.06ghz modlel cpu I have is supposed to run at 28-30 C. Seems like a problem.......but it isnt.

I am a little nuts so I went ahead and decided to try a surefire way of making sure my CPU isnt that hot.....touch as close to it as you can! It was running fairly cool..,,,just a hair above room temp. I dont suggest trying this, but I do suggest feeling the air around your cpu to make sure it isnt like a boiler room. Motherboards suck at reading temps.

If you want to really know the temp, get a new case that has the built in moniters and such. They already come with big fans most of the time and all you ned to do is throw your stuff in and place the sensors.....

ok i felt the air around the heatsink and it is pritty much room temp.... just to be sure i stuck my face in closer to the case cause facial skin is more sensitive to heat blah blah. and it was all cool in there... yeah its gotta be my motherboard... im not worry about temps anymore thanks all you guys and especialy Truce.

lol, dont ger your nose hairs caught in the fan

lol... i wasnt that close, and my nose hairs arent that long hahaha. im gunna buy 2 front case fans just to be on the safe side cause the heat wave has already hit.

Yeah, you can never have too many fans

*lol* Well if the computer starts flying around the room, then maybe there are too many.

lmfao

that would be an awsome mod lol...
hundreds of case fans, to make the tower levitate

Anyone tried those jet fans. They're CPU fans but they use a turbine system.

Your welcome.....I would freak out if my computer started levitating.....AHHH!!!! It would suck if you had a power outage while running at 6 feet up!

hehe, then lands, you are then left to pick up the pieces