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| Thread ID: 96749 | 2009-01-21 04:18:00 | Can people please look through proposed desktop build | Gedc (11466) | Press F1 |
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| 740791 | 2009-01-30 08:25:00 | I reckon you should get the E8400 instead of the E8600, the only difference is the tiny clock speed difference that you could easily overclock, even with the Intel Stock HSF. As for your question about the cooler-yes, you could get that if you wanted to overclock(You'd see quite a performance boost), with the tt ultra extreme(second best air cooler) you could easily get the E8400 up to 4ghz, prob 4.4ghz. Case-Antec 900 for the ultimate cooling case, or whatever really, its just your personal preference. Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 740792 | 2009-01-30 08:37:00 | Temp wise it should be reasonably easy to get an E8400 at 4GHz with a TRUE120. The hard thing is to get it completely stable with Orthos or P95 or IBR or a combination of the three softwares. My E8400 is nice and reasonably cool at 4GHz but it will never be stable under anything less than 1.45v and I dare not to touch a voltage anywhere as close to 1.45v ever again. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 740793 | 2009-01-30 09:11:00 | Thanks speedy for the sound card info..Will prob just stick with motherboard sound just now to keep costs down. Regarding e8400 or e8600...I thought the 8600 would provide a significantly faster (and stable) platform without the need for clocking..albeit for lots of extra $$$$ At computerlounge where I am building this stuff, I see the 8400 is around $359, the 8500 is $399 and the 8600 is $599 so quite a difference. At $40 extra would an 8500 offer me much more to play with or u guys convinced the 8400 will be fine and dandy..:thanks P.S Is TRUE the copper heatsink and fan? Cheers Ged |
Gedc (11466) | ||
| 740794 | 2009-01-30 09:43:00 | Thanks speedy for the sound card info..Will prob just stick with motherboard sound just now to keep costs down. Regarding e8400 or e8600...I thought the 8600 would provide a significantly faster (and stable) platform without the need for clocking..albeit for lots of extra $$$$ At computerlounge where I am building this stuff, I see the 8400 is around $359, the 8500 is $399 and the 8600 is $599 so quite a difference. At $40 extra would an 8500 offer me much more to play with or u guys convinced the 8400 will be fine and dandy..:thanks P.S Is TRUE the copper heatsink and fan? Cheers Ged I can pretty much guarantee your E8x00 CPU would overclock up to 3.6GHz without breaking a sweat. But then again, if you have the money and don't intend to overclock, then an E8600 is good to go. TRUE/TRUE120 is an acronym for Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme. They have aluminium fins and 6 heatpipes with a copper base coated in a thin layer of some other metal. The copper edition TRUE120 is all copper - no aluminium at all. It's more expensive - double the price of a normal TRUE120 and performs only 1-2 degrees cooler than a normal edition TRUE120. The fan is not included, so you can choose any 12cm fan you'd like. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 740795 | 2009-01-30 11:09:00 | Good enough for me..8400 it is.. Thanks again.. Last question..When I'm building it do I wear an earth strap or is it sufficient to touch the case regularly and not be shuffling my feet in a pair of socks on a nylon carpet :D |
Gedc (11466) | ||
| 740796 | 2009-01-30 11:32:00 | Last question..When I'm building it do I wear an earth strap or is it sufficient to touch the case regularly and not be shuffling my feet in a pair of socks on a nylon carpet :D an earth strap is the ultimate in safe, but frequent eathing is sufficient really. I usually like to plug in the psu but leave it turned off at the wall, then use it to earth myself. Really worth doing too, a lot of people don't bother and I'm sure it's the reason for many a weird fault that can't be tracked down. Way back when I trained in such things they taught that static damage often takes a long time to show up and may cause anything from minor faults to complete failure. |
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| 740797 | 2009-01-31 06:39:00 | The new config is better, but it seems that GF 260 is kinda too expensive. You can get similar performance with half the price with ATI Radeon 4870 (even though I am a nVidia fan:blush:). You'd probably don't need that much power, plus (I think) you can get Crossfire with a ATI graphics and an Intel chipset. | LynX (14542) | ||
| 740798 | 2009-02-01 09:06:00 | So, the more I read the more I learn or come here to ask questions :thanks My Mobo - ASUS P5Q Pro supports Dual-channel DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz .The fastest DDR 2 memory I can see at Computerlounge is 1066 MHZ. Given my Mobo I plan to buy takes upto 1200MHz should I be seeking out the faster memory? Everything was okay so far until I read people recommending NOT to install memory that runs at more than 1.9v. Why is this ? The stuff I'd chosen runs at 2.2v and is in the link below. Its the most expensive. See link. www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=7081 (www.computerlounge.co.nz) Is there benefit or not in buying the cheaper memory as in www.computerlounge.co.nz or www.computerlounge.co.nz And finally. I'm pretty good with putting things together etc. How difficult will it be setting up Bios or is it fairly automatic if I dont plan to OC in the initial. It'll save me another lump of cash to DIY Thanks again... |
Gedc (11466) | ||
| 740799 | 2009-02-02 02:03:00 | Given I've had more time to google . Im going with the following memory at 800MhZ and approx $100 cheaper . Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX 2 X 2GB DDR |
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| 740800 | 2009-02-02 04:21:00 | Yep, that looks OK, as you can easily overclock that to match your CPU fsb. Blam |
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