ok and here I was getting all freaked if my rig was running too hot..
my processor is a 1900+ XP (1.6 gig stock) and I have been tinkering with the voltages and bus speeds to clock it different ways... you know... new toy kinda thing...
I've had my rig less than a week now..
anyhow my temps run at 35 for the cpu and 32-34 for the case...
all in celsius..
I have 2 intake/2 out take fans on the case... I have an antec SX1040B case... not the queitest in the world but I love it anyway... has a 400W powersupply and 10 drive bays to store ALL of my drives...
the highest temp my rig has run... and this was with my putting abou 45 percent load on the system... was around 39 celsius... it has not gone over yet though I have not severly overclocked my rig yet... in which case it will jump I suppose...
on the cpu I have a copper shim to conduct heat/thermal compound and my heatsink is a coolermaster copper fan... works wonders I think...
was reading with a combination of voltage settings/fsb manipulation that I should be able to crank my rig up to the equivalent of a 3 gig pentium system (not northwood I would suspect)... earlier it had said 2.7 odd gigs but I was running the board at a default setting of 100 FSB...
over impressions... I am not so worried about a fried chip anymore..
will keep you posted when i break 40 degrees celsius..
btw my apartment has an ambient temperature of 70 degrees fahrenheit...