AMD's maximum safe temperature for a 95W Athlon II x4 is 71C. So anything below that value and you should be fine, typically the temperature tends to be little above 40C with a retail fan. Max temp source: http://products.amd.com/en-na/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=597
Hello, I am new to overclocking and I am curious and want to know if my current setup is safe and will last. My system specs: AMD Athlon II X4 620 3.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 337MHz ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2N68-AM SE2 (AM2) 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4550 (VISIONTEK) My CPU is constantly hovering around 35 degrees c and barely breaks 40 degrees c CPU-Z Images
Woops... Something just broke. I have no idea. I'm having to update this from my wife's laptop. Looks like my motherboard is shot.... Just the risks of overclocking.... crap, now I have to explain this to my wife....