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These chips are designed to run hot, but once it gets around 60c things will start to get unstable.
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yeah, im running an amd duron 1.3 and im using a Thermaltake volcano 7+ (its quite noisy, but if you dont mind such things, then i highly recommend getting it) it has three speed settings, low (3800 rpm), medium (5200 rpm) and high (6500 rpm) mind you, even on low, its a LOT louder than other cpu fans and heat sinks. on low it keeps my duron at around 52° C (depending on the weather) and on high it takes it to about 45° C (also depending on the weather, it could go lower. and the amount of time its set on high can gradually make it a little lower as well. me, i never put it on high, its waaaay too loud and i dont need to keep my cpu THAT cool. i usually keep it on low or set it to medium if its a hot day. i myself dont mind the noise level, i usually have my headphones on, with the sound of gunfire and explosions coming from games. i say if it keeps my comp healthy, i'll gladly endure the noise.
running your cpu at 52° C is fine, like whoreable said, dont let it get around 60° C. if you are truly THAT concerned about the temperature of your CPU, then (if you have a hell of a lot of money) buy a water cooling system, unless you dont mind the extreme noise created by the volcano 7+. judjing by the temperature of your friends cpu, i wouldnt say that its just the case fans that are keeping it cool. he more than likely has a powerful cpu fan (if its loud, he has one) or a watercooled system (very likely) because a temperature that low isnt easily achieved by a fan and heatsink (unless its an extremely old cpu or one that doesnt put off much heat).
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if you want to be safe there are millions of heatsinks better than the amd retail one so it shouldnt be too hard to find one that will decrease temperatures without increasing noise, or costing too much.
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extremely wise and truthful words.