3.0 Prescott problem with heat!!

in your bios
PS. dont worry about the constant posts you are suppose to ask questions in forums

ok well i searched for the "Smart Fan" option with no luck, i could not find that option aywhere in my bios and also i set cpu fan speed to 90% it also asks me under it a target temp to put and i put 41C... to maybe force my pc to try and lower the temp but still nothing...

hmm bumerr what is your house's room temp??

um, 72? around there.

wats that in celcius like 30??

roughly yes, does the house temp make a huge difference ?

well the house temp is the temp of the air the computer fans take in and then then thats the air the heatsink uses to cool down the cpu it only matter a litle

so anything else you can tell me it might be ? im at such a huge loss...

giv me a sec to think

umm all i can think of is if you try to take off the heatsink and clean off the thermalpastete only if u have more and then after take the processot out of its socket and chek if any pins are bent that can cause the problem also if you have some theramale paste on the socket whipe it

if u have thermalpaste on the socket wipe it off gently with a q tip

also wat power supply are u usin

my PS is a Logisys ATX 20/24 pin, 480w

ok ur psu is good did u try what i metioned above??

not yet, i will in a bit im late for a dinner date with my girlfriend, ill message back asap ok, thanks so far for the help, well continue this asap. have a good night.

*edit* ANYONE ELSE GOT ANY INFO TO ADD? i could really use the help, before my cpu burns.. thanks.

well did you do what i suggested???? you never posted back as you said

i removed the heatsink/fan and checked it all out, was good. then i checked all wires moved them away from fans to make airflow good. made sure all parts were fastened in right, reapplied new BB size of Arctic Silver, and still only dropped 3-5C in temp... runs 61-64C idle, and 70-75C under load

well i heard 3.00ghz p4 can run at 60c idle normaly then there are some people who have theres at 40c-50c so i donno but if i were you i would get a new heatsink the one you purchased looks likeit lacks cooling power i would suggest somthing like this:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1800602&CatId=795

hmmm, maybe your right and it is my heatsink, but then again, why wouldnt the one i have do its job, it was recommended for my cpu on newegg.com, not that im questioning your point of view, just considering my options, the fan you linked me is quite expensive, and this new system has left me pennyless

well that is in canadian dollars and everthing just happens to still be cheaper were u live lol but i found another one ill send to u but do u hapen to live close to a frys eletronics??