AMD XP1600+ CPU temp 54 degrees. Is this normal?

[Guest_imported]

Hi,
I have a AMD XP1600+ CPU and a Cooler master heatsink and fan that is recommended by AMD on their website.

The mainboard utitliy tells me the CPU is 54 degrees when it's working. Is this normal for this chip? If I was to reduce the working temp by more cooling will it improve the performance?

 

[paparazi]

A little high! but nothing to worry about.
You say Working! so 54C is the absolute max you have seen?
You could do with running something like mad onions 3D benchmark 2001 on loop for 30 minutes and checking again just to make sure it doesn't go into the 60's, when the processor can become a bit flakey.
Have you got extra case fans installed in the usual places?
They are a MUST on an XP, front lower drawing IN cool air,
and top back blowing OUT (exhausting) these too fans, if you havn't already fitted them, will help alot and are essential for anything Athlon/XP over the 1.2 mark.
No your puter won't run any quiker but it may well make it run more stabley with fewer crashes. Martin.
P.S the Cooler Master, unless it's the new dual pipe, is probably only just adequate to the task, think about upgrading if you have any asperations of overclocking!
Something like a Vantec SK6 or the dual pipe Cooler Master previously mentioned, Swiftech and Globalwin also have very good heatsink/fan options. Vote if you found this post helpful please!!

 

[Rhort]

I have an XP1600+, running on an ABIT KT7A with a ThermalRight SK6 cooler and no case fans, but I do have an Enermax EG365P-VE 350W ATX PSU, which has an underside fan built in, which improves airflow through the case greatly.

At nearly £40 ($56) for the cooler and just over £50 ($70) for the PSU, that's not exactly a cheap cooling solution, however, my machine has a 'resting pulse' of about 35°C, and runs up to about 46-48°C under a full load.

If you go here:

http://ask.amd.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEB...00000000034465619,K=8179,Sxi=4,Case=obj(3737)

and look at the table near the bottom of the page, you can see that AMD suggest that the chip will 'function' at 90°C, however, as Paparazi states, you don't want to go into the 60's if at all possible.

I don't think I've ever seen one go that high, but if you're planning a journey into such territory, give me a call, I've never seen a CPU actually ignite before