OK guys - I'm about to start buying the pieces needed for my next system... I plan to get an Opteron 165 or 170, most likely OEM since everyone says to replace the heatsink & fan on the retail ones anyway. My questions are:
1) If I get an OEM chip, what exactly do I need to buy? Heatsink, fan, thermal paste... anything else?
2) I have found on these forums that the Thermalright SI-120 is a good heatsink, and I'll probably go with what pctwo and nealh said in a recent thread and get the nexus 120mm fan. Any comments or can anyone recommend a better heatsink or quieter fan with equal performance?
Keep in mind that I plan to do only light to moderate overclocking (not pushing any limits or trying to set any new OC high, but I'm sure once I get started I'll get addicted to the speed and want more
)
Thank you in advance for your help!!
1) If I get an OEM chip, what exactly do I need to buy? Heatsink, fan, thermal paste... anything else?
2) I have found on these forums that the Thermalright SI-120 is a good heatsink, and I'll probably go with what pctwo and nealh said in a recent thread and get the nexus 120mm fan. Any comments or can anyone recommend a better heatsink or quieter fan with equal performance?
Keep in mind that I plan to do only light to moderate overclocking (not pushing any limits or trying to set any new OC high, but I'm sure once I get started I'll get addicted to the speed and want more
)Thank you in advance for your help!!
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