I have no REAL IDEA what a safe temperature is for a CPU. I have read that different software reads different hardware configurations... differently. I have seen a few other posts from people worrying about 45 degree temperatures so I thought I should ask about the readings that I am getting. HOPEFULLY all the information you need is on the picture. (And hopefully the picture loads, I'm new to this.)


[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Every CPU is different...check AMD's site for the temp ranges for that chip...The AMD specs for the Phenom II 955 BE list the maximum temperature as 62 degrees C. Since it appears that onyxlibrarian's idling temperature is around 51 C (3% cpu load is idling) then he/she is running rather hot. There is  only 11 degrees headroom. My Phenom II 945 has a similar power consumption and max temp. Mine idles at around 25 C and even on full load it gets up to around 40 - 42 C. I have AMD Cool 'n' Quiet enabled. In my opinion better cooling is needed. If this is a self or custom build then I would be inclined to check that the cpu/heatsink assembly has sufficient thermal transfer compound PROPERLY applied and that the fan speed is adequate.

CPU specs here:

http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=532&f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=&f6=&f7=&f8=&f9=&f10=&f11=&f12=