cpu

[GoDs^GifT]

Hey my cpu averages at 35 degrees celsuis and i was just wandering if it would be safe to overclock it or if i need to get a better heatsink i hav got a Athlon XP2000 ty for help

[Malcolm]

CPUs are safe as long as they're running at less then 65C, thats the breaking point.

If you're going to overclock go slowly, keep testing your new settings with a high stress game (Doom3) or application (3D studio max) and check your temp during those tests.

[webmaster]

Do you have a setting in your BIOS called Shutdown temp? If you have, set it at 70 degrees celsius. And if you have a warning temp, set it to 65 degrees. They could get very warm if you overclock them =)

[ReFredzRate]

For an AMD cpu the breaking point is a bit higher Malcolm. It is pretty safe to have an AMD running at 60 Celsius, as long as it doesn't get higher.

GoD2^GifT: Be sure to adapt your cooling to the speeds you are running at. Overclocking means faster speeds, leading to more heat, leading to one hot pile of metal on your desk. Be sure to have some fans that can blow away the heat, and others to suck in the cold air.

Good luck!

[GoDs^GifT]

hey i hadnt realised someone had replied to this post its so old lol ty for the advice but ive already found a web site with details instructions etc

[nighthawk]

CPUs are safe as long as they're running at less then 65C, thats the breaking point.

I thought that CPU can go up to 100 degrees C, and they should shut down automaticaly if they overheat.
My friend's Athlon is constanly over 80 degrees (he can't touch case) and he doesn't have any problems, although his PC is 3-4 years old

[webmaster]

AMD Athlon was a very warm CPU.

If the computer shuts down or not when it's hot is not about the CPU, it's the motherbord. Some motherboards have functions that shuts down if the CPU temp gets too high. I think maybe 80 degrees C is maximum, if it goes any higher, the CPU could be damaged.

[johneva]

Even at that temp your gonna slowly cook it over time generally CPUs take time to get cooked anyways unless you go wild with your settings and just blow it straight off.

As advised before 60-65c is top safe temp and thats whilst running a stress test such as Prime 95 which will run your system at full load for as long as needed to make sure your system is stable you should run this for about an hour at least. Also if you have a dual core CPU you will need to run two instances of Prime 95 to have each core at full load.

New AMD procs should not be run this hot though !

My Intel 950 is running at 59-60c whilst running two instances of Prime 95 for an hour.

Graphics cards though can run much hotter mine is getting upto 90c under full load but I would not advise going much higher.