CPU Cooler

[Druid]

This is very good to have for only like $20, right?

Friend said this to me in an email:
do I reall need an extra cooler? and is the power supply sufficient? i'm ordering today and I'm kinda nervous that something will be dead when I get it or not enough power and I'll fry something. I don't know how to post in tech-forum.net or how to make those links to the parts

He has 500 watts, so I'm gonna say psu is good. He has a wolfdale dual core 2.5 GHz and a 9800GT. I really don't know what he is confused about with these forums. He told me he made an account, so I would think he could figure out how to post. Maybe the fact that links don't come out the exact way they look when you copy and paste them is confusing him there.

 

[veg1992]

You don't have a link...

Wattage doesn't matter, it can mean crap..

You could have a 300w Good brand PSU which is better than a 1000w Crappy brand psu (which is bad)

 

[Druid]

It's an antec: Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

And, he should get the cpu cooler, right?

 

[veg1992]

You didn't list a cooler.. depends on which one you have

(Yes that's a good CPU)

 

[Druid]

Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

I mean, could he get by without one?

 

[veg1992]

He can get by without one, but if he wants to overclock or get temps way below recommended temps, he'd get that cooler

 

[Druid]

Thank you. I told him to buy it.

 

[james.wired]

He can get by without one, but if he wants to overclock or get temps way below recommended temps, he'd get that cooler

Are there negative outcomes when the temperature goes below recommended?

 

[Hussein19891]

Unless its like -100 Celsius then no.