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AMD 2000+ XP safe temp?

Tom|Nbk

Tom|Nbk

Tom|Nbk

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my brothers xp is clocked up to 2.0ghz and i havnt really checked temps for about a year etc all temps are acceptable, but the xp 2000 is running at 52c idle, is this an ok temp, he also plays no games so i dont think it gets much strain except msn etc. this was my old chip and its been in the family for about 3 years now what a solid chip :p
 
That's fine

It's very likely that his chip has the Palamino core, notorious for running rather hot. 53 idle is great, especially in this weather
 
ajgoodfellow said:
That's fine

It's very likely that his chip has the Palamino core, notorious for running rather hot. 53 idle is great, especially in this weather
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it is also overclocked to 2.0ghz
 
Not too bad considering the present temps as said before, people always worried about their XPs hitting 60C+ under load, never bothered me as i've seen quite a few OEM rigs touch 70C with default cooling and the machines are going strong still, i think even AMD stated 65C-ish load temp is expected.
 
Tom|Nbk said:
my brothers xp is clocked up to 2.0ghz and i havnt really checked temps for about a year etc all temps are acceptable, but the xp 2000 is running at 52c idle, is this an ok temp, he also plays no games so i dont think it gets much strain except msn etc. this was my old chip and its been in the family for about 3 years now what a solid chip :p
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If he doesnt game or use any power hungry apps, why bother overlcocking?
 
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