What Is A Safe CPU Temperature to run at? Please READ!!!

[dguy6789]

THe title says it, in C, what would be the highest temp i should run my cpu at?

 

[Duvie]

depends...AMD or INtel??? What exact spec of chips and mobo used???

 

[dguy6789]

AMD Athlon XP 1800. asus a7n8x nforce 2. Stock cooling, what would be a safe temp to run at or below?

 

[dguy6789]

Bump

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

60C or below is ok iwth stock cooling

 

[dguy6789]

ok, so i cant run above 60?

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: dguy6789
ok, so i cant run above 60?

No you can likely run above 60c but for safety reasons and stability under 60c will be optimal for you....

 

[Slammy1]

This might help. A little dated, but it is correct (max Barton temp = 85C)
http://www.heatsink-guide.com/maxtemp.htm

So the answer is, it depends on your CPU. (Athlon XP 1800 = 90 C)

 

[dguy6789]

ok thx

 

[Corsairpro]

i ran my 2000+ at 64C no stability problems at all they're strong suckers

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

well its not like you HAVE TO run under 60C
its just generally it should be under 60C cuz after that stability may become an issue

hell i ran my tbird 1ghz at 85-95C for 6months, still going strong

 

[dguy6789]

ok thanks, if it runs around 70 C and passes prime 95 fro 24 hours, is it safe to run?

 

[Duvie]

Stability is the key as many mobo report temps differently and therefore could have differences in readings and may be incorrect....

One thing to watch is once we get into summer and those room temperautres increase and that 70c can become 80c fast....

I say hold 60c as magical line...if it means getting a different hsf then maybe so.....

 

[Corsairpro]

he's right... in the summer, I couldn't run my DC programs cuz the higher temps caused my cpu temp to go from 64C to over 70 and since i had my alarm turned on it would beep and my roommate would turn the computer off.

So, try repositioning cables, getting fans, something to get better airflow in the case and help keep the CPU as cool as possible

 

[Intelman07]

What about a P4 2.40B stock cooling?

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

dont have to wory about p4
if it gest too hot, it will slow itself down to accomodate

run prime95 with looping 3dmark2001se while playing winamp (dont have to have speakers on, just play it lol...make sure you set to repeat or shuffle or something) lol

 

[Duvie]

Intelman...with the intel p4 b0 stepping keep it under 60c load....rumor has it throttling can occur around 66-70c, but that depends on how and what the mobo is repoting the temps and how accurate they truly are...The p4 b-0 stepping should stay good since it is likley you wont get much more then 400-500mhz out of it. If you don't jack the vcore too high I think that chip should stay under 60c with stock cooling...

 

[Billiam247]

What kind of packed case are you guys running these chips in? My XP 2600 doesnt go over 55C even when I OC, and I only have 1 case fan.

 

[Duvie]

Well my 2.4@3.24ghz w/ 1.6v doesn't go over 54c and I only have 2 fans and an 80mm hsf that is really low audible....silent compared to my athlon days...

 

[Jeff7181]

Damn... 85 C??? Were you using a passive heat sink?

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
Damn... 85 C??? Were you using a passive heat sink?

if y ou are talkin to me, nope
just a really crappy active one haha

 

[Jeff7181]

Sounds like you'd be better off farting on it to cool it down.