hikaricloud Golden Master Messages 6,220 Location USA Dec 23, 2008 #61 Yeah, it'll handle Vista no problem. And you need to get 64bit anyway, with 4gb of RAM.
OP OP B Beckman44 In Runtime Messages 105 Dec 23, 2008 #62 Okay Thankyou. Is there any reason to OC this kind of computer? Is 4GB RAM really fast on 64?
hikaricloud Golden Master Messages 6,220 Location USA Dec 23, 2008 #63 Well, 64 bit will actually read all the 4gb of RAM, 32bit wouldn't, it has a cap before it reaches 4gb. As for overclocking, you could, but you probably won't have to. It will be plenty fast enough.
Well, 64 bit will actually read all the 4gb of RAM, 32bit wouldn't, it has a cap before it reaches 4gb. As for overclocking, you could, but you probably won't have to. It will be plenty fast enough.
philbar71 Fully Optimized Messages 4,533 Location Suffolk, VA Dec 23, 2008 #64 the q9400 will hit about 3.8-4ghz depending on your mobo and ram
veg1992 Golden Master Messages 19,993 Dec 23, 2008 #66 philbar71 said: the q9400 will hit about 3.8-4ghz depending on your mobo and ram Click to expand... I doubt that... like all the Intel Yorkies its pretty FSB Hole containing... low multipliers make it hard to OC, he'll get around 3.5ghz We shouldn't try to get his hopes up for 3.8+
philbar71 said: the q9400 will hit about 3.8-4ghz depending on your mobo and ram Click to expand... I doubt that... like all the Intel Yorkies its pretty FSB Hole containing... low multipliers make it hard to OC, he'll get around 3.5ghz We shouldn't try to get his hopes up for 3.8+
meat_helmet Daemon Poster Messages 1,119 Location Sydney, Australia Dec 23, 2008 #67 3.8 on water maybe. Its still a quad after all. The dualies can only get to about 4.0Ghz really.
philbar71 Fully Optimized Messages 4,533 Location Suffolk, VA Dec 23, 2008 #68 well the multi on the q9400 is 8 so on a good board like the biostar p45 shouldn't bee hard to get 500mhz fsb
well the multi on the q9400 is 8 so on a good board like the biostar p45 shouldn't bee hard to get 500mhz fsb
OP OP B Beckman44 In Runtime Messages 105 Dec 23, 2008 #69 for this build will I need that paste stuff that you put on the processor or something? (i saw it somewhere else)
for this build will I need that paste stuff that you put on the processor or something? (i saw it somewhere else)
baron5 Fully Optimized Messages 2,984 Location Australia Dec 24, 2008 #70 meat_helmet said: 3.8 on water maybe. Its still a quad after all. The dualies can only get to about 4.0Ghz really. Click to expand... not really about the ability of the q9400 to overclock but more that the multi really holds you back, casung you to have a bigger fsb
meat_helmet said: 3.8 on water maybe. Its still a quad after all. The dualies can only get to about 4.0Ghz really. Click to expand... not really about the ability of the q9400 to overclock but more that the multi really holds you back, casung you to have a bigger fsb