CPU P4 Fan question

viper75

I have a question...I have a P4 CPU 2.8 800FSB Socket 478 in my pc (ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard). I just ordered a P4 3.4 CPU and was wondering if the fan that came with the 2.8 CPU (Intel Fan) will be enough to keep the 3.4GHz CPU cool. I did not ordered the CPU with fan because they did not have it.

Should the 3.4 CPU be good with the 2.8GHz fan?

johnnynodough

Depends on the core really. Same bus speed so it will really come down to wether its a prescott or north. Prescotts run hotter, and I believe the P4 is just a prescott core, is your 2.8 a 1mb cache? If it is then it is a prescott core.

I would check the intel site and see how different the temps are. For intel CPU's I always go aftermarket anyways cause I am gonne OC the hell out of em

johnnynodough

hmmm, also do you know what socket type the 3.4 is? I beleive the socket 478 3.4 P4 is an extreme edition, which will defeinetely need a different HSF, otherwise they are LGA775, which use a different HSF as well, at this point I would say you need a new HSF.

fualker

If you want to test it out I would download motherboard monitor and check the running temp. I'm sure it will start to overheat once you put it under load.

viper75

johnnynodough wrote:

hmmm, also do you know what socket type the 3.4 is? I beleive the socket 478 3.4 P4 is an extreme edition, which will defeinetely need a different HSF, otherwise they are LGA775, which use a different HSF as well, at this point I would say you need a new HSF.

The new CPU is socket 478. I made sure of that before I bought it.

JDMurray

I have two of the same mobos (Asus P4C800-E) at 2.8GHz. I have a Zalman CPU cooler on one and a super-thermo-somthingorother CPU cooler on the other. For my high-end gaming system I also have a Zalman cooler on my ATI AIW 9800 Pro too.

It's not going to hurt anything to buy a $50 Helluva-lot-better-than-stock CPU cooler for your rig.

Make sure the mobo supports the CPU upgrade, and be sure to have the latest mobo drivers and firmware updates installed. I believe that the P4C800 only supports up to a 3.2GHz P4.

http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4c800-e_d/overview.HTM

viper75

jdmurray wrote:

Make sure the mobo supports the CPU upgrade, and be sure to have the latest mobo drivers and firmware updates installed. I believe that the P4C800 only supports up to a 3.2GHz P4.

I have the latest chipset drivers and just recently updated my BIOS. I checked the Intel site and Asus site before I ordered the CPU. The P4C800 Deluxe i875P chipset will max-out at 3.4GHz.

Anyone got an experience with the Vantec Aeroflow 2 Copper Core CPU cooling fan?