Normal Temps for this setup?

[hongman]

Hi all

First time OC'ing, and first PC build in a few years.

Rig setup:

i7 920 D0
Asus P6t SE
Scythe Shuriken HSF
Corsair XMS3 6GB 1600
Antec 300 case
Nvidia 9800GT

All I have is the case fans (1 top, 1 back) and the CPU Fan...I dont want to add anymore becuase even on Low setting it's louder then I want it to be.

Anyhows, just got it installed with Win 7 Ultimate 64. Updated the BIOS, left everything stock and I am getting idle of around 45c, Prime95 load tops out at 68cish.

3.3Ghz OC (FSB 166 iirc) and idle is 55c, load around 80c

3.9Ghz (FSB 186 iirc...) and idle is 58 but load reaches 95c+ (I chickened out and closed the stress test after it hit that in under 1 min)

These temps seem on the high side to me - not sure what ambiemt room temp is, but idle 9800GT with stock fan is 45c.

Case is nice and clean (brand new...) and no cables in the way. I was under the impression this was a decent HSF, 99% sure its not something like a mis-seated Heatsink as I checked that over a good few times.

Any ideas? Is this just a crap HSF? What are my "safe" temp ranges?

Note, I rarely push my PC to full load often, if at all for any extended period. I just want to OC it for 1)fun 2)higher steady clock rate

Thanks in advance.

 

[hongman]

Thank you, shame I bought the wrong HSF, its brand new as well :x

I will try a Mugen 2 soon - any idea how loud this is compared to the Shuriken?

Half tempted to try watercooling....damn noise is grating on my nerves.

 

[hongman]

Thank you for your reply Jon

Wow, I made some really bad choices I thought were "good"...

I'll be honest, I will not end up getting a new case - its all brand new and I just cant bring myself to do it....BUT

Xmas is coming, and everyone always complains I am hard to buy for...maybe I could get people to chip in for different parts of a watercooled system! What a great idea

How expensive am I looking for a watercool kit/parts that will suffice? There's so many kits, that frankly, all look the frickin same but some cost loads more. How much do I really need to spend, and what if I want to watercool my 9800GT as well? The stock fan on that is quite loud.

The only other choice I have and have really thought about it getting the best air coolers regardless of noise levels, slap in extra case fans (front, side) and have one huge lawnmower of a PC. Stick it under the stairs (which is next to me) and close the door. It stays astonishingly cool under there for some unknown reason - Just not sure if it will heat up too quickly with a PC running in that space.

 

[hongman]

It is a nice case in every other way, I agree. Well built, etc.

When I'm really stuck into my work I dont really notice the noise. But its when Im trying to watch a film at night, its impossible to do it without the volume too loud becuase Im straining to hear over the fan noise!

EDIT: Kids in bed etc..