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Average temperature of a p4 3.0E CPU

What is the average temp of a P4 3.0E 800mhz fsb CPU? My fan is awefully loud.

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Idle temperatures should be around 40C, and maximum should be around 55C, depending on whether you are overclocking, what fan/heatsink you use, and how good your case cooling is.
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Regretably with the advent of faster CPUs came the louder CPU fans as temperatures rose. These are not necessary evils but frequent nuisances.

I have seen a wide variety of fixes including installing soft rubber washers between metal on metal joints (i.e. Case fan to case, power supply to case etc) to reduce vibrations.  Purchasing higher end CPU fans generally results in less noise as well.

Most factory PCs only install the basic essentials with general disregard for volume.

In terms of CPU temperatures generally 40-50 degrees celsius is normal (Intel recommends 40 degrees as maximum normal)  Beyond that I suspect you will start to have trouble.

HOPE THAT HELPS
Here's an article on Prescott cooling: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article170-page2.html
Your cpu tempature should be under 55 deg C. You may need to replace the fan if it is noisy, is it a stock Intel fan?
Jerry
I think the question is is the fan doing the job? and If its doing the job, how do I reduce the noise?  Some fans are just noisy by default (usually the cheaper ones).  For all we know Silicon Direct just moved from a pentium 133 which didn't need much CPU cooling to a P4 which does.



The is not really an average it all depends on alot of factors case fans HSF Airflow ETC. If your fan is very load I would reccomend this. Best p4 cooler out and silent almost :>) http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-118-108&depa=0 Just raed the reviews if you are in doubt.
Whoops supposed to say if your fan is very loud.
Go into your BIOS hardware monitor. Check the CPU fan speed. If you see its stable (give or take a few hundred rpm) and it's very high (5000-7000) you might just have a nice fast cpu fan.  If the speed fluctuates and the sound of the fan does to, it could be dirty  and might need replacement.  Mine runs about 4300 sometimes drops to 3900 or bounces around there. As long as your fan is spinning above 3500rpm you should be ok.  (Along with the temps listed above)
and if you want to, replace it, PAPST fans are top notch, and you can have silent models as well

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Manufacturers definition of Silent is kind of a joke. These fans may be quiet but definately not silent as most claim.  I've been there,  bought them.

I called Intel and all these answers were way too low. Intel stated much higher.
 ...thanks for tryng guys!
The only true silent operation is the heat pipe, which has no fans.  I haven't seen one for cpus yet, only video cards and cases.
Water cooling is an option, and the fans do not need to run very fast.  It costs a lot more, though.
Ya water cooling is an option.  In my mind water and electronics never mixed though. :)



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Just remember that when you are checking your temperature degrees that the motherboard monitors aren't always that accurate. @My PC the sensors dont work good they fluctuate that much. It's because the sensors on most motherboards are cheap things so you cant expect them to be very accurate it is just an indication..
i have a p4 3.0E Ghz as well
the temp is between 38°C(start up at) and operating 50°C-55°C
fan came with cpu (Sanyo)
didnt overclock
the fan is very noisy, alway above 5000rpm
Are there a variety of  fanless cpu coolers available for the 3.0gb?

Zalman makes a fanless case but it is big bucks. $1500 range. http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/20040115/zalman-01.html Take a look.
fanless cpu coolers ......it's the cooler I'm looking for.
i guess not, unless you accept water cooled?