Guys, What are safe temps? With my system using hmonitor my temps are mainboard 38-39 cpu1 15 cpu2 50-52 Are these temps ok?? SYSTEM SPECS AMD XP 1.8GHZ ECS K7S5A MOTHERBOARD 1024 DDR PC2100 RAM GE-FORCE4 Ti4600 128DDR LEADTEK WINFAST SERIES A250 AUDIGY SOUNDBLASTER PLATINUM 24X10X40 CR RE-WRITER PIONEER 16X DVD ROM 80GB WESTERN DIGITAL 5400 HARD DRIVE 82GB IBM DESKSTAR 7200 HARD DRIVE WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION FULL VERSION SYSTEM FAN CASE FAN TSUNAMI LC-A400ATX 400WATT PSU Regards Steve

those temps are fine nothings gonna burn out at that temperature

Steve: I have the same mobo and similar processor. Provided that your rig is in a room temp enviroment, your temps are well within safe limits. Judging by your case temp I would say your vid card and harddrives are kicking out some good heat. Ignore the cpu1 temp. It's a false reading. Our mobo only has 2 temp sensors. It wouldn't be a bad idea to think about some additional cooling for your harddrives and you certainly won't go wrong by adding a slot fan with some home-made ducting that sucks air from the top of the case. A slot fan will work well to lower the case temp and, in so doing, will also lower the cpu temp. Slot fans are dirt cheap and run nice and quiet.

Thanks for the advice, will be taken some action on it tomorrow Steve