Extremely hot graphic processor

Hey Apple fans;
I did a number of searches on the boards but the closest I came, the thread was ultimately lost. Anyways, I recently got a 12" powerbook, still has 512 ram and the tempertures to my surprise have been very decent dispite what pre-purchase research indicated.
However, This morning I intsalled Warcraft III and such, and moments after I install, the graphics processor shoots up to the mid 70's (Celcius) (160+ ferenheit)
I can't find information regarding if this is a dangerous level of heat or if its' still within the normal operating tempurtures of the 12" powerbook.
The processor sits between 59-64C while playing games.
thanks for your input!
-Daniel

I'm not a Warcraft III player, but I noticed on their support site that there are alot of older patches and updates (started at http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=mwr0642p ). Are you using the most current version with appropriate patches?

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