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Old 03-18-2006, 03:43 PM   #6 (permalink)
Rashiki
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For an xp 3200, you should see mid 40's to low 50's celcius with normal usage. I'd lower the thermal warning to 60, and shutdown at 65, just to be safe although i'm sure the processor won't fry much before 80's.
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