Temperatures for a Pentium D 930 (3.0 GHz)?

Check the Intel site for recommended temperatures.

"Thermal Specification: The thermal specification shown is the maximum case temperature at the maximum Thermal Design Power (TDP) value for that processor. It is measured at the geometric center on the topside of the processor integrated heat spreader. For processors without integrated heat spreaders such as mobile processors, the thermal specification is referred to as the junction temperature (Tj). The maximum junction temperature is defined by an activation of the processor Intel® Thermal Monitor. The Intel Thermal Monitor’s automatic mode is used to indicate that the maximum TJ has been reached. "

This processor shows the max temp to be 63.4 centigrade--far higher that what you're seeing.

So, how to cool it down? Make sure the heat sync/spreader is sealed with heat-sync grease and you use the recommended heat-sync/fan or better. You also need to effectively extract the heat from the case and make sure the input temperature is not too high--as when you have the system trapped under a desk where the heated air is rewarmed.

Increasing the size of the power supply should not add more heat INSIDE the case, but it can if the exposed surface of the supply (in the case) improperly heats the air in the case. Yes, a bigger supply will add heat to the outside.

Pentium D930

I go with Veresh Singh. You have to double the reading for an actual scenario

that is really high for a cpu. mine hovers around 28-32 idle and 36-38 under load. thats only because i built my own fan cooling system, and even that isnt quite as good as gaming pcs that can have 22 cpus and lower

Maybe this will help: http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/e...