cpu heat

[aznrice]

anyone kno the limits on heat for the amd cpu before it starts frying?

[Morbid]

I believe it's 50-60c or so I heard...

[bobt17]

amd's specs say 90C for athlons i think but thats just the point that u would get physical damage. it would become unstable way before u got that hot

[bobt17]

btw i think this should be in the cooling section

[PilotPC]

Hmm... I believe it's more like 80-90c. Some people's XP's are running in the 50's with load normally. Mine is at 42c with a good load overclocked from 1.4 to 1.58 (with Alpha 8045 HSF). I was running about 38-39c at 1.4. I hope these processors don't run within 10 degrees of frying at default speeds. God forbid room temperature rose 3-4 degrees c, you'd be pretty close to a meltdown.

EDIT - Guess we were posting at the same time bobt17.

[Hardass]

My TB runs at 47c all day and night.

[Sonny]

Originally posted by aznrice
anyone kno the limits on heat for the amd cpu before it starts frying? What's more important is not the maximum temps but what is an acceptable range for overclockers. We generaly like to keep them cooler than most users. I suggest you keep them below 50°C. Sure the CPU can take more heat. Sure they will not meltdown all of a sudden. The question is do you want to stay on the outer edge of the envelope or do you want to enjoy your time with the puter?

It's 95°C if I'm not mistaken.