What's a decent temp for a mobo and CPU?

cutter

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I have an A7n8x E deluxe with a AMD Athlon XP 3200+ and am using Asus probe. My CPU temp is normally around 45-50 celsius.

I was just curious what others thought was a good range to be in either idle or while in heavy programs/games.
 

mack_ave

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I see around 38C idle, 45 at the most at full load. X2 3800+ with a Zalman 9500 cooler and the fan at the lowest speed like 900RPM or something.