Problems with the new system

[Artega]

SiSoftware Sandra

System
Host Name : TICONDEROGA
User : David
Domain : TICONDEROGA

Processor
Model : AMD Athlon™ XP 2500+
Speed : 1.84GHz
Model Number : 2500 (estimated)
Performance Rating : PR2664 (estimated)
Type : Standard
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB ECC Synchronous Write-Back (16-way, 64 byte line size)

Mainboard
Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
MP Support : No
MP APIC : No
System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
Mainboard : nVidia-nForce
Total Memory : 511MB DDR-SDRAM

Chipset 1
Model : Nvidia Corp nForce2 AGP Controller
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 167MHz (334MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 167MHz (334MHz data rate)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : Aspire 55s
Adapter : RADEON 9600 SERIES  
Adapter : RADEON 9600 SERIES - Secondary   
Imaging Device : Lexmark X5100 Series

Physical Storage Devices
Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive
Hard Disk : WDC WD800JB-00ETA0
CD-ROM/DVD : SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-216B
CD-ROM/DVD : ELBY DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device

Logical Storage Devices
1.44MB 3.5" (A:) : N/A
Western digital (C:) : 74.5GB (50.0GB, 67% Free) (NTFS)
Nwng_cd1 (D:) : 567MB (0MB, 0% Free) (CDFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A

Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Composite Device
USB Controller/Hub : USB Printing Support
USB Controller/Hub : USB Composite Device
FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Keyboard : Logitech HID-Compliant Keyboard
Mouse : HID-compliant mouse
Mouse : HID-compliant mouse
Human Interface : HID-compliant device
Human Interface : HID-compliant consumer control device
Human Interface : HID-compliant device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface : Internet Keys USB

MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : NVIDIA® nForce™ Audio Codec Interface
Device : NVIDIA® nForce™ MCP Audio Processing Unit (Dolby® Digital)

Communication Device(s)
Device : CIS 5614PM3 Data Fax Modem

Printers and Faxes
Model : Lexmark X5100 Series
Model : CAPTURE FAX BVRP
Model : \\PAVILION\DESKJET

Power Management
AC Line Status : On-Line

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Professional (Win32 x86) 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 1)

Network Services
Adapter : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

As reported by Sandra. I believe that should list everything ^_^

I have noticed that my system is running a little hot. After letting Prime95 torture test it for ten hours (I intend to do a full 24, but haven't had the time), the CPU was reading at 51 Celsius, while the system was reading at 42 Celsius. I only have one 120mm case fan (exhaust), though I intend on adding another 120mm fan to the front for intake. My CPU has a Thermalright SLK900-A heatsink on it (yeah, the fifty-pound, pure-copper behemoth), with a Vantec Stealth 92mm fan attached to that. I double-checked the connection, and the heatsink is sitting properly, and the fan is working fine (usually 1750-1800rpm.) That said, I think the heat may be causing problems. The only thing I can think of that could be causing the heat would be poor inner-case organization; while the fan cables and power cables are secured to the side of the case where possible, I'm still using the fat, flat, grey IDE cables, which I hope to replace with swooky silver, narrow ones soon.

I still don't know why UT is acting up. I tested it yesterday at full graphics, and it ran beautifully in Deathmatch (and Team Deathmatch) and CTF, and had only minimal snagging in Assault. Onslaught, however, was still a problem; while all of the maps were snagging frequently, ONS-Torlan was snagging so badly that it was completely unplayable. I have a theory that it may have something to do with my system hosting the game; at the LAN party, my friend (who has a much-faster P4 processor and a 9700 PRO) was hosting the game, and there was no snagging.