Safe Temps For Athlon

[LVJCohen]

If you have a 2200 Athlon, at what tempature, as red by the motherboard, do you get nervous at? Whats a good safe max.

 

[Codinerx]

I think 70c is the absolute highest that the processor will tolerate without dying. I always try to keep my temps well below 50c or so, but I think anything within the 50s is ok- anything above that would really start to worry me.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by codinerx on 06/25/03 08:12 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[marneus]

agreed, 50 degrees C is the highest I would risk...

Trust me I know what I'm doing... ooops, grab the cat...

 

[tRiXtA]

the actual threshold of the cpu itself is 85 to 90 celsius depending on the model. Would I run it near that tem? No. But that is the limit.

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[lhgpoobaa]

If the cpu keeps freezing or crashing, then its too hot.

Really, there is no other reliable way... the temp monitoring hardware and software is just to variable.



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[svol]

Around 65 C most CPUs get unstable... so I don't let it pass the 65 C unless I know the measured temp is fake.

My CPU fan spins so fast that it creates a wormhole 😱