the stock heatsink and fan would work and your processor won't burn out. I'm running the 3.6 LGA775 and it runs at mostly 50 degrees celcius, which is pretty hot, but not as hot when i'm playing games, which i get up to 67. My advice, get some case fans, at least 1, a psu with a fan, perhaps a pci fan, and a better heatsink and fan for the processor. A good deal would be to go to xoxide.com and get the copper xp-90c with a 90mm fan. SHould cost around $80, but temps would drop at least 10 degress/
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I'm in the process of ordering a new PC online, and when I chose my processor I got the following note:
Warning : Prescott CPUs are naturally warmer than standard Intel CPUs and come bundled with a louder fan. Please make an informed decision as exchanges are not normally possible on CPUs.
Based on that, is it necessary to get an extra cooling feature other than the bundled fan? The noise doesn't concern me too much, just as long as it doesn't overheat and burn out.
The system I'm planning has the following specs:
Intel S478 Pentium 4 3.0EGhz 800FSB Prescott HT CPU
Abit IS7 Motherboard i865PE (socket 47
1024M PC3200 DDR RAM
Western Digital 200G SATA 7200 rpm HDD
Radeon 9250 256M TVO DVI-I Sapphire
LG L1750SQ-SN 17 inch TFT LCD Silver 8ms
LG DVD16X+- Super Multi DVD Rewriter (DUAL LAYER Black)
Panasonic 1.44 Floppy(black)
Antec CSXSLK2650 ATX Tower Case 350W
Logitech Cordless Rechargable Desktop Keyboard/mouse
Microsoft Windows XP Home (OEM)
Leadtek TV2000 XP Expert TV/FM +Remote Tuner
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