What are good/acceptable temps for a OC'ed cpu ?

[millerhighlife_]

Planning on Oc'ing my 3200+ 90nm soon and was wondering what are good idle and load temps ? What are dangerous temps ? Thanks ! :coocoo:

[LostInSpace278]

I have crawled many forums looking for this answer and to tell you the truth, its a matter of personal preference. On the other hand I have read that running a CPU at 60 celcius 24/7 will ultimately reduce the life of the CPU by half. I am very particular when it comes to hetat and temps. I do not like to OC and run a CPU under load that will go above 45 celcius. I have seen many that run high 40's and low 50's under load, to them this is acceptable. And for most people these temps are as well, just not for me.

[Killer Munkey]

50-55c is a common load temp on A64s with the stock AMD cooler on them. So if you have better cooling, overclocking to where those temps are your load once again is a safe way of doing it.