Temp. too high for motherboard?

[Halogen1212]

I recently bought a retail AMD XP 2000+ and I just installed Heat monitor. The program reads my cpu as 50-55 (55 being load) and my mainboard temperature as roughly the same. I was wondering if I should be concerned about this. The mainboard temperature can get as high as 52C on my Abit AT7-MAX2. What part of the motherboard is this reading coming from? Northbridge? Is there any way to fix this? Also, can anybody recommend a "quiet" cooler for a 2000+? Anyway, thanks for any help!

-Andrew

 

[Goi]

Hmmn, that does seem pretty high for the motherboard temp, but it also depends on where the sensor chip is placed. I'm not sure where they place it exactly on the AT7-MAX2, but maybe some guys with one know, or perhaps you could find out in the manual, ASUS's website or in a review of the motherboard too. Generally, motherboard temps should be at least 10C lower than CPU temps.