Cool. Thanks for the clarification. I knew AMD did send out some sort of specification to mobo makers, but I wasn't sure exactly what it was.
Even though my AMD chips run hot, I still prefer them to Intel chips. The price to performance ratio rocks (at least for now). I do however agree that something should be done to prevent burnup. I think that throttling and alarming should be done together so that you get the best of both worlds.
Maybe the way to do it is throttle the CPU when it exceeds your specification and the system speaker should squeal when it happens so that you know your PC is running sub-optimally. If throttling doesn't cool it down to a safe temperature, the system should should down.
wait a sec... I guess I'm suggesting the use of motherboard monitor... lol
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