What's Case Temp ??

[ShePearl]

AMD CPU data chart.
http://www.thedigerati.us/info/amdcpuchart.html

According to AMD specifications,
FX-55 has case temp of 63 degrees while FX-53 has 70 degrees of Case Temp. (Celcius).

Athlon64 3200+ (90nm Winchester) has case temp of 65 degrees while Athlon64 3200+ (130nm Newcastle) has 70 degrees of case temp.

What exactly does it mean by case temp ?

 

[NEVERLIFT]

I'm pretty sure its referring to the ambient temp inside the case. This means the temp of the air inside the case.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[ShePearl]

I'm pretty sure its referring to the ambient temp inside the case. This means the temp of the air inside the case.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Probably.

Then, why do they (AMD) state "temperature of the air in the case" rather than maximum safe temperature of their CPU cores ?? Any reason for this?

 

[NEVERLIFT]

Can you imagine how hot that air would be in the case?
Your body temp is 37c ok and most the time the air around a case is 24c and inside the case should be cooler if you have good airflow through the case. It makes sense to keep the inside of the case cool so that the cpu stays cool.