CPU Overheating?

I have a celeron 800 and a asus cuv266 and asus probe says that my motherboard is at about 30-35 degrees celcius and my cpu temp sits around 43-45 degrees c. both at idle. After i quit a game or something it says that my cpu is at about 57 degrees or so but then quikly drops. Are these temperatures normal? The graphics get messed up when im gaming and i need to know if my card is messed or my cpu is overheating. (asus geforce4 mx440. just got it, motherboard too. eitherway im getting a new one anyway, don't like it too much) I only have one fan, the one that came with the computer and it runs at about 4400 rpm. is there a way to make it faster? Could that be the problem? I don't know much about overclocking or anything like that so someone please help me.
By the way, i had the store install the mobo for me, wasn't me)

that is quite normal so dont be too worried
its the average temp for lower performance CPUs
and celeron can stand up to about 80C

is it a socket 370?

you could buy a better HSF to get a cooler performance and safer use

just dont be too worried with it, but to be on the safer side, maybe change the HSF
i would suggest swiftech's MCXC370

which can be found on price grabber for about 40 USD

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...4d3c626a2136d/

Doessomeone know up to what temperature a t-bird 1.2 can go

I'm not 100% sure what the actual safe limits are (AMD says that they are okay up to 75C or so, but I would never let them get near that). My 1.4ghz T-bird used to hit 61C at times in the summer with the stock cooling and generic thermal goop before I bought a new heatsink, fan, and TherMagic. As long as it doesn't crack 60C or so, you should be okay, but if it gets any higher than that, consider buying a new heatsink. I ended up with an AX-7 and a low-RPM 80mm fan, and my rig now runs 44C full load, when I have it overclocked to 1553mhz, it runs at about 48C full load. So it does the job well.

I found this on AMD's site. You'll need Acrobat Reader to view it. On page 33 (Section 5 in the Table of Contents) there is a chart showing the maximum die temperatures for Athlons from 900MHz to 1.4GHz.

For those of us with XP processors, There is this. Go to page 35 (Section 6) for the chart.

Basically, all XPs and Athlons less than 1133MHz have a maximum core temperature of 90C. Athlons from 1133MHz to 1400MHz have a maximum temperature of 95C. These temps are measured from the die itself, so the temp you see in something like Motherboard Monitor is probably not going to be accurate. I would suggest staying below a reported temperature of 60C, with under 50C being my personal preference. Of course, lower will be better.

Originally Posted by Evand

I have a celeron 800 and a asus cuv266 and asus probe says that my motherboard is at about 30-35 degrees celcius and my cpu temp sits around 43-45 degrees c. both at idle. After i quit a game or something it says that my cpu is at about 57 degrees or so but then quikly drops. Are these temperatures normal? The graphics get messed up when im gaming and i need to know if my card is messed or my cpu is overheating. (asus geforce4 mx440. just got it, motherboard too. eitherway im getting a new one anyway, don't like it too much) I only have one fan, the one that came with the computer and it runs at about 4400 rpm. is there a way to make it faster? Could that be the problem? I don't know much about overclocking or anything like that so someone please help me.
By the way, i had the store install the mobo for me, wasn't me)

My first guest, based on the numbers you posted, is it's the GPU or memory overheating, not the cpu. But it could be a chipset or driver problem
Try lowering the resolution for a while and see if the gliches disappear.
One fan is probably not enough! what are your case temps after playing for a while?

the cpu isnt overheating

it is quite safe

just a full list of processors' electrical specifications, take a look at this page

http://users.erols.com/chare/elec.htm

one fan is enough along with another in the PSU

but if you have extra room for another fan, it would be wise to spend a few bucks investing in one. better to be safe than sorry.

90 degree eh!? ALL I know is that if I ever see my Athlon 2100 going past 60 I'm gonna break out the ice packs.

lol

my 1.2 athlon tb is 48 C now

My Athlon Xp 2000 with a GeForce4 has an average of 65, going at 70 when I play for a while... My heatsink runs at 6100rpm so I guess it's ok.

I know I can handle up to 90(?) but I believe it's a bit high... What's the best heatsink out there? or what can I do to cool it down besides throwing ice cubes on it?