If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Opinions on CPU choice please....
Gorby wrote:
~misfit~ wrote: That's tiny! I have a really good case for cooling, it's an iCute S901-5G1-BB, on this page: http://icute.com.tw/english/S901.html They're relatively inexpensive but excellent for cooling, the best I've seen. I have an extra 12cm fan for the front so there are two blowing in over my 4 HDDs with a DVD writer mounted at the top and a CDROM at the bottom. I have a 12cm fan exhausting from under the PSU (another 12cm fan in PSU) as well as the 25cm fan on the side. I actually have to reduce the cooling in winter as my HDDs run *too* cold! My current E4500 2.2GHz @ 3.32GHz idles at ambient + 8°C and runs 100% load at ambient +24°. (Ambient ranges from 15° to 26°.) That's with a Thermaltake MiniTyphoon all copper top-down cooler (to ensure good cooling of the VRM MOSFETs). I'm looking forward to getting my E7300 and will be happy if it will run at 10 x 400MHz for 4GHz fingers crossed. That's a 150% OC, a bit less than I'm getting now with my 65nm E4500. If it does that fine I don't think I'll try pushing the envelope any more. (Yeah, right!) Cheers, My last case was an iCute. Brilliant case! That 25cm side fan blows plenty of cool air over everything. It came with the clear plastic side panel and lots of blue LEDs on the fan. Ho hum! I'm not into that so I disconnected them. One thing I do like about having a clear side panel is that you can see when things get a little dusty inside. I have always regularly cleaned out the dust in my cases, but I do it even more so now that I can see. I have an e8400 with the FSB upped to 400, STD voltage, Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX 4-4-4-12 voltage upped to 2.1v on a Gigabyte P23C-DS3R. Still quite new at OCing, but having fun! That's a P35C-DS3R mobo. |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Opinions on CPU choice please....
Somewhere on teh intarweb "Gorby" typed:
Gorby wrote: ~misfit~ wrote: That's tiny! I have a really good case for cooling, it's an iCute S901-5G1-BB, on this page: http://icute.com.tw/english/S901.html They're relatively inexpensive but excellent for cooling, the best I've seen. I have an extra 12cm fan for the front so there are two blowing in over my 4 HDDs with a DVD writer mounted at the top and a CDROM at the bottom. I have a 12cm fan exhausting from under the PSU (another 12cm fan in PSU) as well as the 25cm fan on the side. I actually have to reduce the cooling in winter as my HDDs run *too* cold! My current E4500 2.2GHz @ 3.32GHz idles at ambient + 8°C and runs 100% load at ambient +24°. (Ambient ranges from 15° to 26°.) That's with a Thermaltake MiniTyphoon all copper top-down cooler (to ensure good cooling of the VRM MOSFETs). I'm looking forward to getting my E7300 and will be happy if it will run at 10 x 400MHz for 4GHz fingers crossed. That's a 150% OC, a bit less than I'm getting now with my 65nm E4500. If it does that fine I don't think I'll try pushing the envelope any more. (Yeah, right!) Cheers, My last case was an iCute. Brilliant case! I reckon. Cheap for what it is too. A mate bought a Gigabyte case at the same time from the same place (in fact I didn't go to buy a case, I went for a ride with him) and he really regrets not getting the same case as me now. His was 2.5 x the price of mine and gets hot. That 25cm side fan blows plenty of cool air over everything. It sure does. Only rotates at ~500 rpm, is essentially silent but really moves the air. The GPU fan intake area and SB both benefit immensely It came with the clear plastic side panel and lots of blue LEDs on the fan. Mine has niether, just the fan (without LEDs). The front fan/s have blue LEDs, as does the Thermaltake 12cm fan I fitted to the back and the 12cm PSU fan. [shrug] Don't bother me none. Ho hum! I'm not into that so I disconnected them. One thing I do like about having a clear side panel is that you can see when things get a little dusty inside. I have always regularly cleaned out the dust in my cases, but I do it even more so now that I can see. I don't have a clear side panel but the side of mine rarely stays on for more than a month without me opening it for one thing or another. I find that CO cleaner in a spray can excellent for cleaning, especially RAM / PCI / ... slots, which is the main reason I bought it. However, it's great for generally cleaning the mobo. A little expensive but it does an awesome job. I have an e8400 with the FSB upped to 400, STD voltage, Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX 4-4-4-12 voltage upped to 2.1v on a Gigabyte P23C-DS3R. Still quite new at OCing, but having fun! That's a P35C-DS3R mobo. OCing is great fun IMO. As long as you're careful and sensible there's no reason you can't get more from your CPU. Of course it's not for everyone. Some people are happy to pay more for a faster CPU and never tax their brains thinking about things like vcore and die temp. g Cheers, -- Shaun. DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-) |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Depending upon the the capacity of the game you should chose the CPU.There are the latest version in cpu before going for it have a look on them.
__________________________________________________ _________ Johnphilips web hosting web design Australia |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
MB choice for C2D | Neil | Overclocking | 1 | December 29th 06 04:27 AM |
Ext. USB HD Choice? | fred | Storage & Hardrives | 2 | October 9th 05 09:24 PM |
Ext. USB HD Choice? | fred | Asus Motherboards | 15 | October 1st 05 06:36 AM |
Best choice for mb? | ***** charles | Asus Motherboards | 6 | July 21st 04 07:16 AM |