basil chupin oztzqpzotpgcomau per jessen wrote basil chupin wrote ive tried find recommendations cputemperature im much luck go amd site find specs various cpus make max temperature designed operate yep youre right found phenom listed max 70c operating temperature assuming measurements correct cpu well within range running 5060c also would thought heatsink supplied amd phenom would sufficient 4 cores maybe nope provide minimum required really ensure correct heatsink installed suit local conditions well unless local conditions different normal conditions id expect supplied heatsinkfan provide adequate cooling machine desktop operating desktopmiditower cabinet room temperature besides cpu isnt overheating amd cpu shown accepting 85c however bios set issue alarm switch system temperature gets 60c reached 55c replaced amd provided heatsink fan hot day get 55c reading also incoming outgoing 12cm fans controlled psu rpm antec box well another incoming fan side blowing directly cpu psu antec truepower 550w comes incoming outgoing fans controlled temperature cpu anyway board going back im wondering gigabyte knows board might little flaky otherwise dont think would agreed return quickly watch space watching interest meantime look url carlos provided another thread httpwwwheatsinkguidecom ciao want know man like take look treats inferiors equals wed 06 aug 2008 214014 1100 opensuse unstable system culprit