i know cpu temperatures depend on the cpu model e.t.c but i've got motherboard monitor on.. configured the sensors properly... here's my specs.. and here's my temperatures for them.. 350W Encer PSU PCCHIPS M848ALU 2 x 256mb Corsair XMS 3200 Athlon 2200+ XP 1.80ghz @ 2.16 NEC DVD 16X Maxtor 32X CD-R/RW 60GB Excelsor 7200rpm 8mb cache 60GB Western Digital 7200rpm 8mb cache ATI 9200SE 128mb 1.44 Floppy 10/100 NIC 7 Chasis Fans Cooler Master CP5 3200+ It's all running perfectly stabally and the temperatures are as follows: Case: 4C CPU: 35C On Full Load: Case: 21C CPU: 42C That whole system has now cost me just under £240 gd eh? o and i benchmarked it on 3dmark01se and i got around 12,000.. not bad for cheap system.. u think?
I'm sorry but at default settings, you're not getting anywhere close to 12k. Hey I get like 18k with my system and it owns yours so something's not right somewhere.