I would say that you are safe to run like this, but your CPU life may not be as log as it could be. Now before you listen to a bunch of negative stuff listen to this, I personally have a PC, AMD XP2100, that is over clocked and runs at 62C to 65C all day, everyday for over 2 years and I have never had a problem with it. I run the United Devices cancer project on that PC so the CPU load is 100 percent all of the time. Many of my customers also have computers that run on the warm side and don't have any problems. Unless there is an inherent weakness in your CPU it is fine to run it at those temps without any problems, chances are that you will replace your PC before the CPU fails. Saying all of that though, it would be better to do something to decrease that temperature somewhat, like installing a better CPU fan. You really have to do your homework here though because at one point I bought a "better" fan, one that everyone was saying was so fantastic at the time and it did not cool my CPU any better than the factory supplied one did. The other option is just to simply increase the air flow in the case even more. What kind of case do you have and how many case fans do you have, also tell me which direction they are blowing? Most cases are designed with airflow in mind and should have a bit more air blowing out than in, and with certain cases you are worse off by removing the side panel than leaving it on unless you have a small room fan blowing into it. You have to decide if it is worth the risk to you to leave things as they are, but the risk is nowhere as great as many would have you believe, this temperature range should be fine. Let me know what your case and fan configs are and maybe we can drop that temp a little more without you getting a new CPU fan. Oh, also think about what is actually in your PC, are there any add-on cards or drives that you do not use? If there is anything that you can do without then get rid of it since everything in there generates heat and blocks air flow.Best Regards, Philip Olsonhttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/supporter.jpg

Sorry, I mean't to say the possible overheat temp is about 50c. 40c is usually the average on most CPU's.(My computer is the loudest I've ever because my hard drive. It was recent from my old computer which used a generic Western Digital and its noisy as hell, sounds like a high pitched screaching)Nick B.Continental Airlines 737NG Pilothttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/800driver.jpg--AMD Athlon XP 3200+ @ 2.2 Ghz (Equal to 2.8 ghz)400W Power supply3x 80 mm Case FansSoyo VIA KT600 Dragon PlusnVidia GeForce FX 5200 128 mb2 x 512 PC400100 GB Western DigitalMicrosoft Sidewinder Precision 2

The AMD Athlon should be stable below 50C, and the rule is that above 50C, you run into damage territory.But, from experience with my AMD box, the crashes often not related to the CPU, but the GPU and memory bus.If you get a BSOD (blue screen), usually it's the memory bus that's the culprit. Usually, CPU and GPU lockups cause a "hard" lockup.Regardless, the built-in fan provided by AMD is usually not sufficient for o/c, and you probably want to oversize the heatsink on the video card as well.My PC is bolted to the desk, and probably generates several pounds of thrust when all 8 fans are operating :)