Overheating like never before

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  1. Nicklt

    Nicklt Regular member

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    Hi, my CPU fan is constantly spinning REALLY fast! i downloaded SpeedFan, just to check what temp my PC was at, it said 55-59C (3.6GHZ) i have now installed SpeedFan, but for ages now my fan has been going at top speed! Whats happened, do i need a better CPU fan? Also i thought for a quik fix i could just take the side off my PC and leave it off, just to let me air flow through, is that a good idea or not? Thanks
     
    Nicklt, Jan 16, 2006
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    What CPU do you have, Intel Prescott?
     
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    Yeah, intel prescott
     
    Nicklt, Jan 17, 2006
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    Prescott's can Idle in the 50's, they run much hotter then a Northwood chip.
     
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