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.

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,
--
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