Clarification for Max operating die temp at 1000 mhz frequencies

[RabeaticSquirrel]

http://www1.amd.com/products/athlon/thermals

Please see the link below and click on secion 5. If I'm understanding this right, your Athlon core can essentially withstand temps up to 90 C (that being the max allowable die temperature). If that's the case, why does everyone stipulate a 55 C max allowable temp. I know for oc'ers the cooler the better, but with a celing of 90 C, you could use an old pentium pro HS and roll on. There's got to be something there that I'm missing. Someone please put my ignorant *** in my place. Thanks.

Rabie

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[toph99]

the higher the temperature, the shorter the life of the chip. if you have a good OC, you want to keep it around and keep the temps as low as possible so that it will last longer. personally i like to have it below 50C

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Because of the fact that socket A readings are unpredictable(and sometimes drastically) off, i would go no higher than a 55C reading temp. HOpefully, this reading temp for any one person is close enough to core temp for there to be no real worries.


Also, one thing is that the 90C is peak, maximum core temp. I don't think 90 or even 80C sustained core tmep would be very good for chip life. But something in the low 60s for a 1.2ghz t-bird core temp is pretty much what the core temp would be.


Mike