> Hi all
> Can someone please tell me what is a safe max temp for a 1gig amd
> Athlon cpu
> I have left the health monitor program at it's default setting so
> as to warn
> at 50 degrees C
> Whilst I have run this pc I built on & off for 3 days The maximum recorded
> cpu temp was 48 C. Now the owner has picked the pc up  & the
> first day he is
> getting a warning message  of cpu temp overheating i.e. it has
> reached 50 C +
> Can I safely raise the default setting ? If so what to? The system is not
> overclocked by the way.

        I'm sure that this thread will cause alot of disagreement but here is my
stab at this... 50 degress C is nothing, you can definately raise it above
that. For example, my MB (an ASUS A7M) defaults it's monitor's upper limit
to 80 degrees C. Note though that I have an Athlon 1200. My CPU runs at
around 55 degrees C with the AC on, with the AC off it runs around 62 degres
C. Is this a little high? Yup, you bet, but these things are guaranteed to
operate at up to 75 degrees C so I feel I am OK. Note that this is with the
RETAIL CPU, which means it came with AMD's fan and heatsink. TTYL

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