P4P800 SE + Prescott 3.0e

[Odine]

CPU: Prescott 3.0e
MB: P4P800-SE
RAM: OCZ Platinum Revision 2 pc3200



Keep in mind, I don't have THAT many options in my bios to work with, so I can't fine tune as much as i'd like to.

Current speeds:
CPU: 3.75 ghz
FSB: 1000 mhz
Ram: 416 mhz at 2-2-2-5 timings


Currently stable, my temps are:
idle/load
CPU: 38-41c/58c
MB: 32-33c/38c


Think i'm ok with these temps? They're way under safety but i'm wondering if my motherboard's runnin a bit hot and if I should throw another fan in there.

I haven't ran a torture test on it yet, but i've run other various memory testers and such, so far i'm stable.

So my questions are: temps, and how far can I take this on my motherboard? I realize i'll have to loosen the ram timings if I go much higher. I'm rather pleased so far, but OC'ing's an addiction and I must feed it.

Is there any newer BIOS for this MB where I can just raise the processor without touching the FSB? Or perhaps with more ram options so i'm not stuck using a 5/4 divider for stability. 1:1 at these timings and I was limited to 3.3 but it was unstable.

Any input is most welcome, thanks in advance!

 

[RichPLS]

I have a Prescott 3200 478pin CPU and mine runs ar around 58C and under load gets close to 70C, your is great!
Throttling of the CPU does not occur till you reach 80C, which is reaching the danger range.
I think your chipset is fine as long as under 50C, but not sure .

 

[Odine]

Thanks for the speedy response. =). That's crazy the temps this chip operates at. Even on stock speeds it runs just SLIGHTLY cooler than these temps.

But its stable, so i'm happy hehe.