Hi Ray, i enquired about this to amd as mine was running at 50 degrees and was told this perfectly ok as they were made to withstand much higher temperatures when made.since then i have installed a a case extractor fan in a spare pci slot and this has reduced the temperature greatly.hope this helps. garry.. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com