Whats normal running temp for Athlon XP?

[Project2501]

My Athlon XP 1600 runs at 102 F, is this good?

 

[vegasgmc]

My Thunderbird runs at 109 and about 115 gaming and thats OC'd. XP's are supposed to be a little cooler and I hear the Athlons can run safely up to 150 (according to Leo Laporte anyway).

 

[Phantasm66]

fitting a case fan (the right way round!) may lower your temp by 10C.....

if possible, buy a cpu fan that rotates at 7000....

you may find that you have the budget heatsink and fan and that the better version has the same heatsink but a faster fan...

it may sound mental..... and drive you :dead: CRAZY:dead: but it will keep that hot CPU cool.....

 

[uncleel]

AMD Thermal Solutions
AMD Thermal Solutions

Originally posted by uncleel:
http://www1.amd.com/products/athlon/thermals

• 
  Quote AMD: The maximum die temperatures
• 90°C for frequencies up to 1000 MHz
• 95°C for frequencies above 1000 MHz

 

[Phantasm66]

Hey but come on! if my cpu was at 90C I would be @~@@D@D myself!

You try putting your hand into 90C water and see what happens.

30-40C is more like it.

 

[uncleel]

AMD Athlon XP Specifications
http://www.duxcw.com/faq/cpu/xpspec.htm

Max Die Temp 90°C / 194°F


you should shoot for the 40°C -to- 50°C range.