X2 3800 temps

[rrwantr]

Just built my first system, the specs are below. I'm using the stock heatsink and fan. Question I have is that it's temp at idle is about 32C and loaded (playing COD2 or Far Cry etc) it's running at 49-50C. Is that normal? Think I need to add an aftermarket hs?


Athlon 64 X2 3800+
ASUS A8N-SLI PREMIUM NF4
XFX|7800GT 256M PVT70GUDF7
THERMALTAKE Tsunamai VA3000BWA case
Dell 2005FPW LCD
2x 1GB of Corsair Value Select RAM
Seasonic S12-500 PSU
NEC ND-3550A DVD burner
DVD-ROM ASUS | DVD-E616A
Mitsumi floppy/card reader combo
HD 250G|WD 7200 SATA2 16MB WD2500KS

[cronic]

yes the load temp is normal, your idle temp is actually pretty low.

[rrwantr]

What temp loaded should I start worrying about on this dual core?

[manomanx2]

More timid people would worry at around 55, but I suppose maaybe 60 would be fine. AMD rates their CPU's to go up to 60-65, so yep.

[freddy418]

the stock heatsink with the x2 3800 is why the temps are so high.

-dan

[chew*]

yeah i have 2 that were running 49-50C load but i nipped that in the bud real quick. gotta love 19C on water under load.