cpu temp

[honsbeek]

i am running a CPU Pentium 4 2.8GHz (1MB L2) (800FSB)
What is the recommended Safe temperature of this cpu ???
And...
What is a safe temperature when overclocking this cpu

thank you

 

[Scout]

Well... that's a Prescott and they can get up to 70 C under full load. Above that they begin to throttle to cool themselves down, so you really can't hurt the chip from a safety standpoint as long as you aren't turning up the voltage. There is a utility called "Throttlewatch" you can download which will tell you if your chip is throttling.

The newer Prescott's seem to run a little cooler, but as you clock them up higher, it's a hockey stick in terms of thermal problems.

Scout
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