Help with heatsink and and cpu fan.

[EoADark]

Well after a few weeks of thought I decided not to get the Core i7-920 and hold off till the 32nm's come out. So until then I am in need of a bit more speed so here is what I have picked out.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400
eVGA 750i 775 Socket

I have the ram already that is compatible but I need help to figure out the best heatsink and cpu fan to get because it doesn't come with either from the place I am getting it.

I am looking to spend around 250-300 so I don't need the best fan or heatsink.

Thanks

 

[Muffin Man]

did you already buy that cpu and mobo, or is that just what you're thinking about getting?

if you're just thinking about getting them, i would suggest you don't. lga775 is basically a dead socket now, you have newer and better choices from both intel and amd.

I am looking to spend around 250-300 so I don't need the best fan or heatsink.

250-300 what? $, £, €?

you're lookin to spend that much on just a heatsink (and fan)?

 

[EoADark]

no for a cpu and mobo upgrade and the cpu fan and heatsink. If you can reccomend something better between 250-300 $ and not a core i3 or i5. I would like a intel processor and a eVGA mobo.

 

[Muffin Man]

why not a core i3/i5?

i just checked to see about how much a q9400 would set you back (around $200), and for that much you could get an i5 750 which would easily outperform a q9400 across the board.

if you don't want that, you could go the amd route. a x4 955 will perform better overall than a q9400, and it's $40 cheaper. and for $200, you could get the hexa core x6 1055t which will also outperform it overall.

 

[Sean W.]

i agree with muffin man, because, well... he is right ( as usual )

for your budget you can get a much better processor than the one you are planning on getting...

 

[EoADark]

Can I get a few links for things.
And as I said before I do not want to spend much money till the 32nm's come out there for no Core i anythings.

Also please do not post any ASUS motherboards I will not buy them.

 

[Trotter]

GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
&
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX
$280

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750
&
EVGA P55 SLI 132-LF-E655-KR LGA1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
$335 w/$40 MIR card

 

[EoADark]

Just for the record I will have to buy DDR3 with either of these right? Cuz I have 4 gigs of DDR2.

 

[soarwitheagles]

Can I get a few links for things.
And as I said before I do not want to spend much money till the 32nm's come out there for no Core i anythings.

Also please do not post any ASUS motherboards I will not buy them.

EoA,

Where do you live and are you near Fry's Electronics or Micro Centers?

I recently scored an Intel i5-750 with a Gigabyte P55A-UD3 full size ATX with USB3 and SATA 3 combo for $199.

Today I scored a number of the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T CPU + MSI 880GMA-E45 Motherboard combo's also for $199. Those are the 6 core processors and yes, they are going for under $200 with a reasonable MB included.

Please do not pay over $200 for Q9440's and older MB's with the LGA 775 sockets. You should get a much bigger bang out of your $200 bucks!

Here's the ad for this weekend: http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/Ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9533452&subid=30200046&type=

DDR 3 is droppin' fast. Fry's had it yesterday for $69.99. DDR3 4GB PC1333MHz DUAL CMV4GX3M2A1333C9

http://www.frys.com/product/6088628

Soar

 

[EoADark]

I have a micro center here. I am in denver