What is the normal CPU tempature for a Athlon 1Ghz CPU??

IhateComedians

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Anyone know what the normal operating tempature is for a Athlon CPU running at 1Ghz? I checked the tempature in the bios and it said 50 C / 122 degrees F. Is this too high, putting the CPU core in danger?? Anyone have any idea?

Thanks a lot
 

Andypickers

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Think yourself lucky, my T'bird 1.4 Ghz runs idle at 58 oC but when playing processor intensive games it reaches 70 oC. V. hot. Don't know if this will damage my CPU, hope not. AMD recon the limit in 95 oC for Athlons over 1 Ghz.

I use a volcano 5 HSF with a system and exhaust fan but cannot reduce the temp.
 

SuperPickle

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Both of these temps are a little high.
IhateComedians: Although warm, you are well in the safe zone so as long as your stable, don't worry too much. Personally, my 1GHz bird runs at about 45º or so at load in a stuffy case with an SK-6.
Andypickers: 70º is getting mighty hot. AMD says 95º is safe, but that's in-die temps. Temperatures measured from the in-socket thermistors can be as far as 30º lower than die temps so you are nearing the top end of safe.

Common thought is under 60º is comfortable.
 

jswillms

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I was running 55-56 on my athlon 900 with the stock fan. Went to the SVC-68 fan (and artic silver) with stock 80mm fan and now see mid 40's. Going to a bigger fan at a lower speed seems to be a good direction. And you can upgrade to a noiser, higher flow fan if you want. This heatsink is almost 3x larger than the stock one... AND real cheap...

http://www.svcompucycle.com/newsvcgc3280.html

Hope this helps, if not, you didn't pay much for the opinion....
 

cookieman

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Hi!

You better specify the ambient temp and the mobo brand too. Without those info it's hard to advise..
In my case at ambient 21C I have 45C running at idle and max 51 when on full load. (See sig for system info).

Regards,