New Phenom build help

[baron5]

Well, depending on how old or new the q6600 is, it could probably crap at around 3.0ghz, and the Phenom II 940 will do 3.7-3.8ghz with a good cooler, plus its faster than the q6600 clock per clock; but I agree that its not worth buying the Phenom II 940 regardless of how good it is.

I say wait for Core i5, which I think comes out in a few weeks right?

I dunno, even some of the newish ones i had would do 3.2ghz with no effort a all, basically a slight voltage tweak would do it. But agreed, i dont think its worth the upgrade, just settle ofr a new card and wait for a i5 system.

 

[IBM/PS1]

Well i already sold my pc yesterday so i'm going to need a new system regardless, it's just a matter of if i go Amd or intel.

Besides the i5 cores aren't being released until September. I'm not sure if i can go all summer with my laptop.

 

[Apokalipse]

This Asus board looks like it has very strong power regulation
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And for overclocking, you'll want to look for black edition chips; they have an unlocked multiplier

Basically, if the BIOS lets it run at higher frequencies, that doesn't guarantee stability. better power regulation tends to help there.

 

[IBM/PS1]

What specification on that board gives it good power regulation?

I saw a thread awhile back about a moderators AMD phenom build and how he broke over 20,000 on MARK 3d. Ever since i heard about intel's marketing and sales tactics i honestly don't feel like giving them my hard earned $$$

Same reason i don't shop at wal-mart.

 

[Apokalipse]

What specification on that board gives it good power regulation?

It's got 9 chokes of 1.2µH rating next to the CPU socket (I had a look at some high-res photos)

 

[IBM/PS1]

Thanks apocalypse

I read a post that water cooling a CPU only reduces the temps by around 5C

Can anyone confirm/deny that number?

 

[Apokalipse]

depends what you're comparing specifically. A good air cooler vs an ordinary watercooling system?

a good watercooling system will be significantly better

 

[IBM/PS1]

I've been shopping around for a reasonably priced water cooling system for a few weeks now. I heard chipset, bridge, HDD blocks are all not worth it. Can you recommend a good CPU only water cooling kit for a newbie.

 

[philbar71]

see here for watercooling kits

Petra's Tech Shop

 

[Apokalipse]

how big of a radiator can you fit in your case?