How hot is too hot ?

[miss_kalel]

Hi,
I'm new here... i was wondering...
i have a amd athlon 1500+ and my cpu temp is at 57 celcius. Is that hot ? i don't want it to overheat. What is the normal temp for this cpu? I'm planning on gettting a new heatsink. Any suggestion?

 

[LordOfLA]

thats not hot. My 2600+ runs at 55 - seems a standard temp for athlon XP's without extreme cooling.

 

[VenomXt]

if it gets to 65 then.. RUN! hehe id take a can of compressed air and get the dust out between the heat sink you prob drop 5 degrees. (if you havent done this in awhile)

 

[Weasel]

I think you'll find http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk/Articles/CPU/CPU Temperatures.shtml an interesting read.

 

[miss_kalel]

Even if i clean out the dust in the fan.... it'll be around 53 celcius. So what is the average temp for a amd 1500+ ? it got up to 60 once... so is it worth changing the heatsink ?

 

[miss_kalel]

I think you'll find http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk/Articles/CPU/CPU%20Temperatures.shtml an interesting read.

Thanks

 

[the_music_man]

mine runs @ 40C and i thought that was overdoing it hahaha

 

[ming]

My old system ran at around 65C without any problems.
But would be adviseable to keep it below 57-59C.

 

[lancer]

When i saw the thread heading i thought you were talking about a hot lady, i know shallow as i am.

 

[Dublex]

Generally, when your CPU starts billowing smoke, making sizzling noises or suddenly decides to stop working, you know things are getting too hot