Overclocking a p4 2.4...question about temps.

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Now I have to tell ya, my Abit mother board has a habit showing higher temps than they really are but anyway...it's a known problem with my model from what I understand.

Anyway my cpu idles at about 44-45c and at about 52c when playing games...according to PCWIZARD. I have a Zalman heatsink and fan and it sounds like the warmer my cpu gets the faster the fan runs.

Anyway, do you think these temps are to high to OC? Is there a huge increase in temp when you OC?

I have never done it so I have no clue.

 

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Do some stability testing with prime95 or try running superpi 32M, your cpu starts getting instable before temps become a problem most of the time. I think the 2.4C has a max temp of 74 C, that doesnt mean you should let it get that high.
Temps do increase when overclocking, try speedfan to monitor your temps and fanspeeds (link in sig).