Whats the recommended temperature of an athlon xp 3000 cpu. Mine runs at maximum load 54C/129F with a 60mm fan & aluminum heatsink, Is this normal or should I upgrade to a larger fan ? cap

Is that coming from the BIOS or software? If I were you, I'd run dual prime95 for 2 hour and then check the temperature in the BIOS to see if 54C is the max load. If yes, then there is nothing to worry about. In fact, you don't have to worry anything until the temperature go above 70C... 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 565/1100 VF700 ALCU AS5

I run my 3000+ oc'd with a 92mm fan and copper and heatpipe heatsink and I've never gone over 45c with a full load going for hours on end. ASUS A8N-SLI A64 3000+@240x9 2gigs OCZ Platinum EVGA 7800GT Enermax 535W Dual 80gig WD.

Good for you cyberlantz. Now, when cap81 gets a copper heatsink "with" heatpipes, maybe he can comment on your statement. Now, back to the question in hand.......... P4 3.0HT 800mhz FSB Asrock P4I65G 2x512mb Kingston Value DDR400 Dual Channel@2.5-3-3-6 80GB Diamondmax9+ SATA 160GB Diamondmax10 SATA GeForce6600 256mb@375/500 SumVision 450W +12/21A

"Whats the recommended temperature of an athlon xp 3000 cpu." That would be anything less than the applicable Max Die Temperature for your specific AXP 3000+, under full load.

Pariah I'm giving him my specs so that he can take that into consideration while he thinks about upgrading. Talk about back to the question at hand... ASUS A8N-SLI A64 3000+@240x9 2gigs OCZ Platinum EVGA 7800GT Enermax 535W Dual 80gig WD.

"Talk about back to the question at hand..." 70'C P4 3.0HT 800mhz FSB Asrock P4I65G 2x512mb Kingston Value DDR400 Dual Channel@2.5-3-3-6 80GB Diamondmax9+ SATA 160GB Diamondmax10 SATA GeForce6600 256mb@375/500 SumVision 450W +12/21A