HI,
I recently got Q9450 and overclocked it to 3.4GHz on Asus P5Q. The cooling heatsink is Tuniq tower and I dropped some AS5 as the thermal paste. In addition to that, I even mount one Antec 120 fan on one side of the Tuniq tower hoping better cooling effect.
I have used this setup for...
Q: why x38 but not p35?
A: 1) X38 by default supports Penryn 45nm while P35 was developed for Conron 65nm. Compability is one concern although bios update could be one way to go;
2) X38 supports FSB1333, which is better for overclocking;
3) most importantly, X38 comes with PCI-E...
Hi,
Intel Penryn 8400 will be announced soon. I will have a new rig build with this CPU next month or the one after.
The following is my current proposal:
1) Penryn 8400
2) Crucial Ballistic PC8500 - 2GB
3) EVGA 8800GTS-512GB
4) Asus P5E (X38)
5) WD 500GB SATA II & WD 320GB SATA...
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