Athlon heat issues

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Hey, I have a non-tbird Athlon 800 overclocked to 900MHz using a ninja micro GFD
I have a tower case with a front and rear cooling fan
I'm using a thermaltake goldenorb for cooling
Now she runs at around 47.8C idle and about 51C when thrashed...
My question is, am I cooling enough or too little? How hot should it run? Didn't Tom post a guide to Athlon heat once? Is there a guide anywhere on the 'net (I haven't found one though)...
Thanks in advance!

 

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Guybrush286,

Hi there. 51C should be fine. My Athlon 650 runs at the same temprature. Most BIOS temprature monitor set a warning at 65C. Also, according to the technical specification on AMDs web site, they suggest both Athlon and Duron can run up to 90C, though it wasn't recommended.]

I'm not sure about any guides. I had a look myself a while back, but couldn't find any. Instead, I got the answer from this forum in fact.

I hope this information is of use to you,

Regards, Paul.

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