I have a Pentium D 925 (I'm aware that they have heat issues) with the stock intel heatsink. at idle it gets to about 95F and under load at max about 135. I'm seeing temp spikes any time my processor utilization gets to 20% or so. Ive applied and reapplied thermal paste several times, each time cleaning both the heat spreader on the processor and the heatsink thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol, and then going back with a clean cloth to wipe up any residue. I made sure i didnt use too much each time and also did not lift up the heatsink after first setting it on the cpu to avoid air pockets in the thermal paste. i cant even run simple 3d games without it getting to 130F, and im not talking about anything complex. this thing is irritating me but its my workhorse and im trying to take care of it.
Check out Arctic Freezer 7 ....http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 This is what I use on my 3.8 ghz, overclocked to 4.7 ghz.. and it dropped the temp from 85 to 35...
I've had a look at that particular heatsink before but currently i don't have the means to purchase it. Ive had other people tell me that the stock intel heatsink is sufficient for basic use, especially if im not overclocking, and im not. it almost seems as if its not absorbing heat properly. ive considered lapping it because alot of mass produced heatsinks are not truely flat on the contact surface, but i dont have any fine sandpaper with which to do it.
They would be Wrong, The highest ANY CPU temp should be is 65 degrees... Anything above that will cause problems... You need to bring the temp down below 60 degree's..
