If AMD, the CPU manufacturer says the temperature is OK, AND, your brother's runs just fine at whatever it's running at, what difference can it make if, in fact, there were some optimum temperature, which I seriously doubt given the differences in setups.

>Hi AL,
>     i contacted AMD about this subject last year and was assured the cpu at
>those sort of temperatures are fine as they are run at much higher
>temperatures when tested..assuming you have an athlon or duron everything is
>fine..
>
>RE:i now that each system will vary, but is there an approximate / average /
>safe CPU temperature that most
>newer systems should run at? My brother's CPU generally runs about 50*C, and
>that seems high (to me), yet the
>>person who built the system says it can run at 100*C. Is that too high?
>>Thanx in advance for any insight.
>Al Thompson
>
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