ok, i've overclocked my 4400 from 2.2 to 2.7 in the bios and everything is running very stable, but im concerned because the CPU temp before was 29C idle and 32C under load and now its just 30C idle and 34C under load. after trying Cpuburn on both cores for 10 minutes it never went above 36C, from what ive read this doesnt seem to be normal. Ive checked the temp sensor and made sure its close enough to the processor. this is an AM2 processor running on a Gigabyte S series GA-M55SLI-S4. the reason im concerned is because im still using the stock cooling the processor came with. is this normal or is something wrong. I have another question, if i run my CPU fan at 100% all the time will it shorten its lifespan or not? ive been running it at 35% but at 100% its not that loud and it lowers my OC temp to 28C idle and 31C under load. sorry i also have another question, when i try to overclock on x64 edition the CPU speed just shows up as 2.13Ghz. Does x64 not like to overclock or something?

Your temps are fine....excellent in fact. You have absolutely nothing to be concerned about. I can't comment on x64 because I don't run it & have never worked with it....

My interpretation of Hme057's post: Hme is afraid the overclocked temp's are not accurate (too low) to be believable. Forgive me if I'm wrong.

no, that about sums it up, good to hear that but about the fan running at 100%, will it damage the fan if its always running at max speed?

"Hme is afraid the overclocked temp's are not accurate (too low) to be believable. Forgive me if I'm wrong." Suppose your 4400+ X2 @ 2.7g disspitates 100 watts of heat. Your case ambient temperature is at 25C and you are using AMD's stock cooler with thermal resistance of 0.3W/C. Your load temperature would be using case ambient temperature + CPU watts x Heatsink TL -> 25C + 100 x 0.3 = 25C + 30C = 55C full load. So having 36C load with ~100 watt processor is not very accurate unless your case ambient temperature is at 6C... I would use the BIOS temperature readings as a guide instead of using software for more accuracy... You can also touch the heatsink to feel if the temperature is hot... TMP-Man Asus P5P800-SE PAT P4 506 @ 4009Mhz 1.3625v Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 1700RPM 92MM + AS5 2GB OCZ 2-3-2-5 DDR400 120GB/300GB 7200RPM HD MSI 6600GT AGP 550/1100

"no, that about sums it up, good to hear that but about the fan running at 100%, will it damage the fan if its always running at max speed?" If you do not overvolt the fan and only using 12v stock setting, there is no worry your fan goes out. Even though it does go out, replacing a new one is relatively cheap like ~$10... TMP-Man Asus P5P800-SE PAT P4 506 @ 4009Mhz 1.3625v Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 1700RPM 92MM + AS5 2GB OCZ 2-3-2-5 DDR400 120GB/300GB 7200RPM HD MSI 6600GT AGP 550/1100

"You can also touch the heatsink to feel if the temperature is hot..." good luck mate ;) its good to have known you:D ATi Radeon 9600 PRO AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Gigabyte K8NSC-939 1Gb Team Group DDR400 Maxtor 200Gb 450 Watts PSU 4 vents