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Ahh, the eternal questions of Athlons and their temperatures. I don't fully understand them, myself, even though I built my own computer with a 2400+ athlon xp (pretty much the same thing). Well, the question isn't whether or not it's safe, it's more about how long it'll last. If your computer works fine at that temperature (doesn't randomly reset or crash often) then I would probably say that you're fine as is. The only thing is, I don't think your CPU will last more than 3 or 4 years running at that temperature. Saying it would last any less than 3 is probably an exaggeration, but it isn't out of the question. Either way, it isn't a bad idea to look at getting an after market heat sink for your CPU, so that it could run at a cooler temperature. Getting more case fans is another option, but then you have to get into the makeup of your case. If you're not planning on overclocking, and you're happy with the performance of you CPU, then you may just want to keep it as is, because in 3-4years, you might want to upgrade your PC anyway, and throw out your old CPU. It's really all up to you, I don't think that your computer is under any immediate danger from your CPU's temperature.
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