Recent content by Brodel

not long, I just ordered an 80GB X25-M :)

sorry, i probably should have mentioned that. I'm only after the 80GB version for my OS and a few apps.

cool, that's what i figured from reading around online but wanted to double check before i buy. thanks for your reply :)

I'm tempted by the intel x25-m, it's right at the limit of my budget, but if bigger and better things are just around the corner in the next few weeks then i could possibly stretch a little higher or save money on the intel if there are any rumoured price drops. just wanted to check before i...

I will be watercooling it so the heat isn't too much of a concern although I am keeping it in mind. I understand peoples concerns over it being 'old tech', but the Q6600 still seems the best bang for buck Quad and can be easily found on forums where as I'd have to buy a Q8200/400 new. A lot...

After making that post I decided that I may just buy a new Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R. I want to go with a Quad, but I believe that the Q6600 overclocked is better than a Q8200 or Q8400.

Hi, I currently have S939 system so to upgrade I will need a new motherboard, cpu and ram for either setup. Given that a good quality Q6600 setup would be about £250, would it be worth spending about £500 for an i7 system now, or waiting for i5? I've been living with an AMD 3000+ @ 2.4ghz...

would a p5k premium or MSI P45 Neo3-FR be better than the abit?

Thanks again for the replies. I'm starting to think I might just scrap the idea of upgrading until I have more money or my computer breaks. It seems to get more and more confusing and the ideal products cost more than I am willing to spend. I appreciate all the info everyone has provided.

The guy hasn't overclocked it so I don't think it's been that abused but I take your point. I'm pretty sure that I want to stick with a Quad because I expect more software/games to be written for it in the future (within the next 3+ years) because that's how long I'll probably keep it. Also...

Cool, thanks for all the info. Does the Q8200 not suffer from the fact that it has half the L2 cache and a lower multiplier than the Q6600 has then? The thing is the guy selling the IP35-E is also selling a Q6600 at lower than the retail for a Q8200, plus the fact that if 1066 RAM is more...

Thanks again everyone. Bonesdad, I'm hoping your case was a one off, I've read quite a lot of good things about this board. E4300, thanks for that advice. My brain is imploding when it comes to choosing the right CPU now lol. I want something that will last me as long as possilbe... at...

Thanks for that advice. I guess I don't NEED the Q6600 but I do a lot of photoshop/illustrator work which I think would benefit from a Q6600 as well as being a little bit more futureproof? What would be the best way to cool the MOSFET, just a fan pointed in its direction? I'd prefer to keep the...

Yea, I have just been reading that. It seems there are some advantages and disadvantages of the E and the Pro version. Anyway, it looks like the Abit is the better option out of the two that I have so far. Thanks again everyone.

Ah ok. I don't plan on using RAID and the chipset cooling on the E is still good enough to manage a good overclock right?