Temprature

[bijitha]

i am using intel pentium 4 processor 2.8 GHz ( northwood ) . whath is the maximum allowable temprature.

when i am playong games temprature comming around 56, 58 it's make any problem

also about hard disk

[RJM]

The 2.8G Northwood max temperature looks like 75C.

CPU electrical specification chart.

(scroll down about half way)

http://users.erols.com/chare/elec.htm

56-58C looks good!

Edited November 16, 2006 by RJM

[ripken204]

those temps are fine. one u get into teh high 60's you should really be worried.

[Zxian]

Anything sub-65 shouldn't be any worry for a P4.

As for hard drives, sub 50 should be good enough. The lower the better, but drives are rated up to a maximum of 55-60C.