overclocking X2

[mrbudgie]

i have a x2 4200 and i have overclocked it to a 4600 with asus ai booster, the temp is 41 idle and 50 at highest, are these temps ok i dont have any crashes or problems either,

my fan is a cooler master sussuro (i think thats how its spelt) and my MB is a ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe

thanks ian

 

[Deleted member 24505]

hello,temp seems ok to me.i low 60's is the max.

 

[steve258]

That Temperature is perfectly fine, as suggested anything below 60 is fine. Although the temp should be lower, I assume you are running @ stock volt?? I get the same temp with 2.6Ghz 1.40V.

 

[mrbudgie]

right guys thanks for the advice.

i have done it near yours steve at 250 x 10 and my voltage is 1.4v my temps are now 43 to 52 (52 while playing Call of duty 2)

are these temps still pretty safe and can i push it to 2.6 (5200 wow) (is there any other settings that can keep the temp down, i already have qfan enabled and asked it to keep the cpu at 44) or is this as about as good as it gets with my fan cooler.

thanks ian

 

[Athlon2K15]

if you look at the data sheets for the x2 on amd website it says that max temp is 49-79 celcius ,my 3800 x2 runs idle at 27 celcius and around 40-45 celcius at full load

 

[mrbudgie]

but is it safe for the processor to be in the 50's for long periods of time

 

[Athlon2K15]

you say u havent had any lockups or any other problems right? id would say it is ok but if your pc starts shutting down or locking up i would look into a better cooling solution

 

[steve258]

What thermal paste are you using, a good quality ones like Arctic Silver 5 will do wonders to your cpu temp. I'm not really bothered about the ASUS QFan so it's constantly running @ 100% fan speed.

If you have a good thermal paste and good airflow then it's as good as it gets. As long as it is stable then 50C 24/7 is no problem.