New System New Problems.

[Omyn]

Alright guys I finally got a big check so I decided I should go out and buy a system.

I just bought the following:

Intel Pentium 4 LGA775-pin 3.0GHz 800FSB 1MB Cache

I would have gone with gigabyte for my board but the parts are so new most vendors dont have them yet and I would have to buy online so I bought the MSI 915G.

Geforce PCX 5300 128 :]

Alright, I installed the processor and everything worked fine, Windows installed extremely quickly, I installed my most basic chat programs and file sharing stuff along with a video game or two.

Anyway I shoved all of my video game settings on low and sound stuff on low, installed the drivers for my hardware already, but I kept noticing I was getting FPS drops like crazy when about 4 or 5 people are fighting right next to me.

I restart the computer and I check the CPUs temperature 160 degrees fahrenheit.

Turned off the CPU and removed the fan from the motherboard, I know 160 is way too hot so I decided to use my own grease, turned out my stuff was the counterfeit grease )that I had applied, not the stuff that came with CPU) and the system starts up for like 3 seconds and shuts off, I know its thermal related so I know I need a high grade thermal grease for this stuff.

Now on to my question:

Is there anything more suitale than the Arctic Silver 5 out in the market right now? And will my CPU be able to use it and run nice?

I will be getting water cooling next month to combat these temperature problems, maybe then I can start overclocking :]

[WE_DELIVER]

the stock processor/grease that comes with the P4 is usually enough to keep the processor cool.
I would check your motherboard settings(BIOS) to see if youre applying too much voltage or have the cpu overclocked.
Also make sure that your case fans are working properly.....

[Star Guitar]

I had a similar problem when my computer reported a consistent 85 degrees celsius, even when cold. I flashed the BIOS with a later update, and everything is fine now.

[phalkon30]

Arctic silver is still the best as far as I know. The latest pentiums just run hot though, so some high temps are normal.

Arctic Silver has a guide to applying the thermal paste, may want to follow it, I know it dropped my temps a few degrees. http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

[Malakai1911]

"was getting FPS drops like crazy when about 4 or 5 people are fighting right next to me." Now, I may not be an expert, but that isn't an overheating problem, seems like your system is most likely underpowered, and I'd bet on it to be the video card. (Though, I would have bought a different processor too, like a shiny new Athlon 64 3200+ (with MSI K8N Neo Platinum) over the P4 3.0GHz/MSI 915G, which would have come out to be basically the same price).

Also use a utility like FRAPS to be sure your FPS are really tanking like you think. Your FPS might not be that high to begin with...

http://www.fraps.com/

[Omyn]

Was not able to get my hands on any Arctic Silver products, however I was able to find a comparable thermal grease made by Antec and they make good quality products so I dont think I will have any problems with them, the grease has extremely low temperature resistance 0.0024 celcius per square inch.

Well wish me luck everyone, as soon as I find out how much to apply Ill be testing it out. :]