Newbie Overclocker - 1st DIY system!

[Kavannagh]

Hi all

Bee reading the posts in this forum for a few weeks now and have picked up lots of useful tips / info. Thought I'd share my first attempt at building a DIY system with you and hopefully get some feedback. Ok here are the system stats:

P4 2.8C @ 3.01Ghz
Stock HSF
Asus P4P800 mb (FSB 215mhz)
Kingston ValueRam 2x512mb (DDR3200 - 400mhz) at 1:1 and timings of 2.5,3,3,5
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128mb
Maxtor Diamond 9+ 80Gb SATA drive
CoolerMaster ATC100 case

Benchmarks:

3D Mark 2001SE - 13.7k
PCMark 2002 - CPU 7478, Mem 9232, HDD 1280

Temps (Using AsusProbe):

MB - Idle 29C, Load 34C
CPU - Idle 30C, Load 49C - 51C


So I shall now ask that infamous newbie question - is my system running ok and are my temps ok??

From what I've read I don't think I'm going to overclock beyond 3Ghz as my memory probably won't be able to cope if I I want to keep 1:1 timings. I also think I should have gone with a different case as the ATC100 has a huge 120mm intake fan which blows directly onto the CPU but limits what kind of HSF I can fit. Was thinking of getting an SLK800 or Zalman 7000 but don't think it will fit because of the intake fan casing! Ah well....live and learn

Any comments?

Cheers
Kavannagh

 

[Excelsior]

If it feels good to you, then its running ok. Temps look good.

 

[INemtsev]

Your sys seems to work fine, although u would want to keep those temps down by getting a better cooler.