Safe Temps for Athlon II X4

[ashinms]

Simple question: what temperature range should I keep my Athlon II in? What's safe?

 

[Sniper]

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

 

[annaspetfrog]

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

 

[Sniper]

@annaspetfrog Nothing wrong with those temps!

 

[ashinms]

My normal temps are usually around 60 to 65 at 3.0 Ghz on stock air.

 

[ashinms]

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....