i got an asus a7v333 with an xp1700 and a coolermaster heatsink and fan on it (supposed to be rated up to xp2600) my cpu temp is around 64º which seems a tad warm? wondered wether it was my heatsinks fan which is spinning at just over 2500rpm
anyway i can speed the fan up?
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Fan speed seems a bit slow to me. Mine runs between 3000 and 6000 rpm. Do you know they exact model of your coolermaster heatsink?

Depends on the fan. Anywhere between 2000-7000rpm is common. As a general rule the larger fans run slower.

40-60mm: 6000-7000rpm
80mm : 3000-4500rpm

Mine only runs at 2600 but thats an 92mm job. There may also be a resistor in the line to reduce the fan noise.

Yup, and I believe you should use 80mm or larger fan (if you can :)) to reduce noise and at the same time still having high air flow. For XP CPUs, you'd need at least a 30CFM fan.

You might also benefit from using artic silver between the heatsink and CPU. 64º is quite high but not the end of the world.

64 is pretty damn high, especially with an insocket thermistor. on die temps would probably read 74

i bet you have no thermal compound like AS3, or even the cheap white silicone will do you fine. DONT USE THE THERMAL PADS

how is your case air flow??

If he's using a 60mm CPU fan, 2500RPM could not give the required air flow for adequate cooling. For 60mm fans, try to use one that runs at a min of 5500-6000RPM but that would be a bit noisy. That's why 80mm fan with 80mm-to-60mm adaptor will be better because you can easily find a quiet 80mm fan that can provide 35-40CFM of air.

i think you should take 10 degrees of that reading, i think i've read somwhere that the board reads high

JAM