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  1. August 28th, 2005, 04:17 PM #1
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    pentium 4 operating temperature

     
    I'm just put a pentium 4 3.4 ghz processor in my computer and i was wondering what is the safe operating temperature range (in farenheit please) for it?
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    They can run safely, although not ideal by most peoples standards up to around 80C (176F). Keeping a prescott under 140F under full-load is pretty decent, especially for stock cooling.

    I've heard of peoples p4 prescott cpus idling around 65C and 85C Under full load without any problems.

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    AFter looking more at intels page, it seems the 3.4s are only rated up to the high 60s and low 70s depending on the stepping (about 155-165F)
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    I have a s478 3.4 Prescott. The highest I like to run is 140f. I believe the cpu will thermal throttle (slow itself down for protection) around 158f-167f.

    If you have a Northwood core you want to max around 122f.
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    My P4 Prescott 3.0 stayed around 60 with the stock heatsink. Then I bought a thermaltake heatsink off a friend and its incredibley louder and it is not even cooler.
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