intel power consumption problems? overheating?

[bball_1523]

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/2005...ntium4-19.html

I read this article above about how intel p4 chips use way more power consumption than the pentium M. It was talking about how it could slow the p4 pc's and the p4 cpu's would run as fast as a pentium M 2.6 ghz or something around that range.

I am wondering what your experiences with intel p4's are about them heating up under heavy loads, with a 6800 gt videocard, and high end games running?

Also how does the Pentium 4 3.2 ghz prescott fare with the rest of these for you guys? I know the article states that it uses heavy power, but what about for you guys? What are you methods to cool the cpu to a good range?

[bistro]

The Prescott chips generally run hotter than the Northwoods. I am currently running a Prescott 3.2E. I'm currently overclocking it to 3.84Ghz; having replaced the stock cooler with a Zalman 7700 HSF. On a heavy load it reaches around 110ºF (43ºC); on idle it hovers around 99ºF (37ºC). That's around 5 to 10º more than what I was getting with a 3.0 Northwood overclocked to 3.2 with the same cooler. Still...with 110 on an overclock, that is quite acceptable.
Sometimes the use of a side panel fan also helps with cooling the CPU down. Some people have it blowing into the case; others have had more success with it blowing out.
A third-party cooler for the graphics card helps to bring the internal temps down....however, while a lot of them cool the card down better than the stock cooler, most of them still just recirculate the air. The Arctic Cooling VGA cooler, on the other hand, takes the heated air and exhausts it out the back of the case. Does a good job of lowering op temperatures...keeps the overall temps in the CPU/vid card area lower.