erkane said up to 20c, but i dont see it going under 45 inless ur using water cooling.
and its fine to use paintthinner on the processor. do it all the time on mine and on customers processor. best way to get the paste crap off.
bandageboy - your using a chip from like 2 generations ago ^_^
new amd chips heat up like hell, not hte nex gen 64 chips tho, im talkin xp and bartons.
u dont have to take my advice but from my experience, ive gone through 3 fans in total and ive never seen it under 45.
each fan was more expensive then the other.
im using the vantec tmd (tip magnetic driving) fan right now.
and its fine to use paintthinner on the processor. do it all the time on mine and on customers processor. best way to get the paste crap off.
bandageboy - your using a chip from like 2 generations ago ^_^
new amd chips heat up like hell, not hte nex gen 64 chips tho, im talkin xp and bartons.
u dont have to take my advice but from my experience, ive gone through 3 fans in total and ive never seen it under 45.
each fan was more expensive then the other.
im using the vantec tmd (tip magnetic driving) fan right now.