CommieChipmunk wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
King_County_Downy wrote:
Listen to Kmarion. That's my advise
Well I advise running and checking the temps before purchasing the heatsink that's right for you.
well I could save like 20 bucks by just buying the CPU without a heatsink fan so should i just get the stock one or get the processor alone with the Zalman
Only problem is that when you buy a "bare" CPU it is usually what is called gray market meaning it came out of the backdoor of Dell, Micron, Gateway or some such other company as overage and you almost always only get a 30 day warranty. If you were to spend a couple more dollars and get a retail boxed CPU you get a 3 year Intel (or AMD) Warranty and then you can buy any fan you want.... think about it.
What most people fail to realize is that for the most part retail boxed CPU's come from the center of the die while OEM or GM bare CPU's can come from anywhere on the die, not that it makes that much of a difference, but some feel that the choice silicon is in the center of the die.
As far as the 680I board goes.. sure go for it, almost all of the 680I boards are reference and are made by Nvidia anyways (Biostar-EVGA-ECS) the high end Asus boards being the exception.. so get whichever is the cheapest (take a close look.. almost all of them even that EVGA have no branding on them sans a simple sticker and they are EXACTLY the same boards). every new chipset will have some issues, and if you are counting on the reviews at NE to tell you how good a product is... DON'T.. a lot of reviewers have no idea what the hell they are talking about.
You'll love the C2D and yes it is very fast, even the 6300 and 6400 are incredibly fast and overclock very well due to the fact that they only have 2MB Cache. The heatsink that ships with Retail boxed processors are fine, if you want to perform massive overclocks then you should look at getting another heatsink/fan but it is not necessary for normal operation.
The Idea that you will be able to change the Core Multiplier UP is incorrect.. Intel has granted the ability to change the Core Multiplier DOWN only...
For those that might say I am incorrect, my processor has "Intel Confidential" laser etched onto it... does yours????
AG
Last edited by agwood (2006-12-18 19:37:13)