Need to cool down overheated HP873n CPU

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John Switzer wrote:
> I'm noticing some weirdness with my HP 873n PC
> that I'm betting is due to overheating, and sure
> enough, when I check the hardware monitor at boot-time,
> I usually see the temp is over 40 degrees C, with the
> fan going around 2700 RPM (and no CPU fan).
>
> I've installed an extra fan in one of the slots, but it's
> only helping marginally, so I'm thinking of removing
> the heatsink on the CPU and installing a CPU fan.
> Has anyone does this, and if so, do you have
> suggestions for a good fan?
>
> Thanks very much - John Switzer
>
> ----
> johnswitzer@earthlink.net
> http://home.earthlink.net/~johnswitzer

40C is a walk in the park; there should be no evidence of overheating.
Max critical temp for a P4 is in the region of 80C.

Q

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"Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote in message
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> John Switzer wrote:
> > I'm noticing some weirdness with my HP 873n PC
> > that I'm betting is due to overheating, and sure
> > enough, when I check the hardware monitor at boot-time,
> > I usually see the temp is over 40 degrees C, with the
> > fan going around 2700 RPM (and no CPU fan).
> >
> > I've installed an extra fan in one of the slots, but it's
> > only helping marginally, so I'm thinking of removing
> > the heatsink on the CPU and installing a CPU fan.
> > Has anyone does this, and if so, do you have
> > suggestions for a good fan?
> >
> > Thanks very much - John Switzer
> >
> > ----
> > johnswitzer@earthlink.net
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~johnswitzer
>
> 40C is a walk in the park; there should be no evidence of overheating.
> Max critical temp for a P4 is in the region of 80C.
>
> Q
>
What's 40C, the CPU or the motherboard? 40C is fine for the CPU, but if the
motherboard temp is 40C, that would indicate very poor air flow and I would
imagine the CPU temperature is pretty high.
E-vil