Ok, so first off, I'm basically a complete newbie to overclocking. I downloaded ATITool earlier today because of a suggestion on another board.
Here's my system:
P4 540 3.4GHz
1GB DDR2 SDRAM @ 533MHz
256MB PCI Express x16 Radeon X800XT
It's a Dell Dimension 8400. I haven't added anything to it (except that I'll soon be installing 2GB more of RAM). So, I'm also still running the original fans on everything.
Anyways, I ran the Find Max Core first and came up with about 529.88. I then ran Find Max Mem and came up with 542.70. So, then I ran the Artifact Scan with both of those settings together. Doing this, I had a few errors so I lowered the settings little by little until I came up with the Core being 526.50 and the Memory being 537.75. I've ran it for almost 30 minutes without any errors. However, the temperature has been around 95-97*F.
I've had it scanning for almost an hour now and the temperature has been staying more around 97*F. So, I'm wondering if these temperatures are "okay" or if I'm running it too hot? What range of temps are safe?
I appreciate any info or advice.
Thanks.
Here's my system:
P4 540 3.4GHz
1GB DDR2 SDRAM @ 533MHz
256MB PCI Express x16 Radeon X800XT
It's a Dell Dimension 8400. I haven't added anything to it (except that I'll soon be installing 2GB more of RAM). So, I'm also still running the original fans on everything.
Anyways, I ran the Find Max Core first and came up with about 529.88. I then ran Find Max Mem and came up with 542.70. So, then I ran the Artifact Scan with both of those settings together. Doing this, I had a few errors so I lowered the settings little by little until I came up with the Core being 526.50 and the Memory being 537.75. I've ran it for almost 30 minutes without any errors. However, the temperature has been around 95-97*F.
I've had it scanning for almost an hour now and the temperature has been staying more around 97*F. So, I'm wondering if these temperatures are "okay" or if I'm running it too hot? What range of temps are safe?
I appreciate any info or advice.
Thanks.