How hot should sink feel?

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I've got a Zalman 7000A-AlCu sink on my 2.6Ghz P4 running at 3.19Ghz. Idle
is around 30'C and CPU gets up to 42'C under full load. When the CPU is 42'C
the fins on the heatsink barely feel warm.

Is this cooler that good or is something else wrong?

I'm measuring the temps with MBM5 but have seen the same temps when using
the ASUS Probe software.

MB is an Asus P4C800E Dlx.

 

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At this temperature, I would not worry about it. With any semiconductor, the
cooler it runs, the better off it is!

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"Noozer" <dontspam@me.here> wrote in message
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I've got a Zalman 7000A-AlCu sink on my 2.6Ghz P4 running at 3.19Ghz. Idle
is around 30'C and CPU gets up to 42'C under full load. When the CPU is 42'C
the fins on the heatsink barely feel warm.

Is this cooler that good or is something else wrong?

I'm measuring the temps with MBM5 but have seen the same temps when using
the ASUS Probe software.

MB is an Asus P4C800E Dlx.

 

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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 03:15:52 GMT, "Noozer" <dontspam@me.here>
wrote:

>I've got a Zalman 7000A-AlCu sink on my 2.6Ghz P4 running at 3.19Ghz. Idle
>is around 30'C and CPU gets up to 42'C under full load. When the CPU is 42'C
>the fins on the heatsink barely feel warm.
>
>Is this cooler that good or is something else wrong?
>
>I'm measuring the temps with MBM5 but have seen the same temps when using
>the ASUS Probe software.
>
>MB is an Asus P4C800E Dlx.
>

42C is only 5C over human body temp of 37C, or
108F, only 11F above body temp of 98.6F

By the time thermal energy has traveled from core to spread out
over heatsink to heat the air, indeed it may not feel very warm.

The cooler is fairly good but any decent cooler may have about
same temp at fin edges.

 

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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 03:15:52 GMT To confuse Arrogance with Confidence
is as stupid as to confuse Ambition with Ability "Noozer"
<dontspam@me.here> wrote :

>I've got a Zalman 7000A-AlCu sink on my 2.6Ghz P4 running at 3.19Ghz. Idle
>is around 30'C and CPU gets up to 42'C under full load. When the CPU is 42'C
>the fins on the heatsink barely feel warm.
>
>Is this cooler that good or is something else wrong?
>
>I'm measuring the temps with MBM5 but have seen the same temps when using
>the ASUS Probe software.
>
>MB is an Asus P4C800E Dlx.
>

You are OK



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