Hey, that's just about ice-cold.  My 2000+ runs at 57-59C most of the time.

I don't know that you'd have any real problem under 80C. The family of
Gigabyte motherboards which I'm currently using, the 7VK range, sport a heat
detector and a triggered shutdown by the BIOS.  The preset low limit is 80C,
and I think the upper limit is around 110.

If you're worried about it, get yourself a free copy of Motherboard Monitor
from:
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

You can set the temperature which you don't want to be exceeded, and the
prog will shutdown the computer (although you need to have Shutdown.exe or a
similar additional program to do this).

A cute feature of Motherboard Monitor allows you to nominate a sound file to
accompany the shutdown.  My choice is a little sound byte from Star Wars4,
where Harrison Ford says, 'I got a B-A-D feeling about this!'

Obviously, all of the above only applies if the motherboard has built-in
heat sensors, which a lot of old ones don't.

Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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From: "Bill M. SmithSubject: [PCBUILD] AMD 2700+ XP Temp


I just upgraded my computer to a AMD 2700+ XP cpu and it is running at about
15 degrees C higher than my old processor. I was wondering if anyone in the
group knows the normal operating temp in C for a 2700. Mine is running
between 46C and 52C with a Thermaltake Volcano 9 Heatsink and fan with Artic
Silver paste. The ambient temp of the case is 40C.

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