Safe Overclocking Temp

thats waaay to high man, my Q6600 at 3 ghz sticks at about 40 idle and 50 load with a thermaltake v1 with 50 % fan speed...

at stock its way cooler

ok first off i just started overclocking and im wondering what temp should i stay under because im getting aroung 72 when doing nothing.Moroeus

ok first off i just started overclocking and im wondering what temp should i stay under because im getting aroung 72 when doing nothing.Moroeus

my overclocked cpu is 55 idle and 87 when running a game. Is that too high?geodoc

Those are both too high. I suspect that you guys did not install the heatsinks correctly.

What is a good program for monitoring temps of cpu?

What sort of temps should I be looking for on my Phenom X4 9950BE, I got stock cooling at the moment and Zalman thermal grease.

And can someone reccomend 3 or 4 coolers that would work well with this cpu, thanks :D