agp6600gt makes cpu overheat?

[cjm18]

specs :athlon 1800+ not overclocked
512 ram
350 watt ps
abit kt7 mobo (133 bus / 11.5 multiplier)
xfx geforce 6600gt AGP

recently installed central brain indentifier which shows temp to be 49C
is this hot? this is when not gaming
it got up to 65 and rebooted by itself once when i wasnt gaming
i played doom3 a lot and it was fine in the game...strange

current voltage 1.744

 

[Super-b]

it really depends on the ambient temp outside and inside the case. i would imagine putting in a new hotter running video card to increase the case temp which, if air cooling, will increase the cpu temp. i don't see that temp as out of line for earlier xp cpus. i have a 1500+ in a different computer that idles around 48°. But it's also hot in that room and warm where i live so i don't expect much. On another setup with a 2400+ i get ~41° +/- a few degrees but it's cooler in that room and it has quite a few fans circulating air.

You may consider cleaning out filters, heatsinks, or the inside of the case in general. That could lower your temps a little bit.