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Hi Eyescreem
I put my first system together not long ago.
Like you I did not know what to expect, temp. wise.
Word of advice. I know it is a really cool thing (in a geeky way) to be able to OC. Do you really need to? Weigh one against the other - OC, spending more money on PC bling, worriyng your precious CPU fries? Or just be happy with what you got because it gives you what you need?
Visit Intel's site to find out your proccesor's operation temps. It is worth a read. For example I did not know that my CPU can operate at temps reaching 70C and my retail CPU fan can handle speeds of upto 6000RPM yes! 6000RPM. Intel supply the h/s fan combo because it is what you need to keep your CPU cool enough.
They cannot, however, make you install case fans, that is down to you. However, they do have explicit recomendations regarding Case tempretures. If I am not mistaking it is around 28C-30C. To acheive that you will need AT LEAST one extracting fan. Minimum 80mm, 90mm would be enen better. I recently installed a smart fan which blows harder when the case is hotter. Costs a few pennies more that a normal fan.
You'r CPU fan traditionaly blows towards the heatsink although I read a guy's post about changing it to improve airflow. It gave him a drop of 1-2C. Not a great deal. Again, well done for inovation but the bottom line is, he did not re-invent the wheel.
I use Ceramique thermal paste which performs exactly, yes everyone exactly like generic silver paste. The only difference is that you can wash your mobo wihth the stuff as it only conducts heat.
I am waitinf to get a bit more money so I can cool down my G card and my chipset. Video convertions do heat up the sytem.....
Before I wrap up this drivel - I use HMonitor to monitor my system and for my motherboard I had to change a setting in HMonitor (instructed by the software guide) to give me the right reading the result was a drop from 70C to a cool 35C.
Here are my specs if it is of any help:
P4 Prescott with retail H/S and fan.
Sardine tin can of a case - in other words - rubbish
One 80mm thermo cntrolled fan extracting.
One 80mm constant RPM fan pulling air in.
This gives me 35C with no load and 45-50 under normal to extreme load.
These tempretures are good! there is no OC invloved. No one gets hurt and everyone is happy.....
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