the recommended temp

[Socomus]

i have a P3 450 occ'd @558 MHz

the temp went from 35-37 C to 40-45 C

my fan speed 3309 rpm

i'm wondering if the temp that i have right now is dangerous or not

[Fisco]

I don't think that your cpu is anywhere near the
limit. The limit for current processors is
90C celcius. At this temp , the cpu will
start behaving badly, just chut it down and
it should be fine (with suffecient cooling).

I have know chips to show no damage whatsoever
when playing quake3 for 5 hours without the
fan plugged in (Yep i did that) it was Intel pII 450 with the std heatsink. Just dont touch it.

Hope this helps. 45C is half of critical.

:wq
Fisco

[AmbientFiction]

Yes but I try and keep mine at or below the half way mark for the CPU kill temp. If you can do that you will prolong the life of it.

[Socomus]

lols, thanks to both of you

ambient i posted here coz i thoguht it would be more "appropriate" but u can respond to my other one in the Intel section :P