Hopped on the C2D bandwagon

[m3rcury]

Placed order yesterday:

E6300
DS3
XMS2-6400
FSP 450W
EVGA 7900GS

This is for a friend. I'm going to aim for 2.8ghz using the stock cooler. Adequate cooling?

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: m3rcury
Placed order yesterday:

E6300
DS3
XMS2-6400
FSP 450W
EVGA 7900GS

This is for a friend. I'm going to aim for 2.8ghz using the stock cooler. Adequate cooling?

2.8GHz should be do-able with stock cooling, but I'd go with a mid-range after-market cooler just because of the noise difference. There's quite a few good 120mm solutions in the $20 range.

 

[m3rcury]

I now have these two on my backup list:

Sunbeam CR-SW-775 for $20: http://www.svc.com/cr-sw-775.html
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro for $22: http://www.svc.com/acfzp7.html

Freezer 7 Pro is out of stock though =*(

Looked at NewEgg. Those jerkfaces are selling them for 70$. Riiiiight. Hey NewEgg, would you like my left kidney as well?

 

[chizow]

I'd check over on the Cases/Cooling forum for similar prices on the AC Freezer 7. I don't recall who had them, I just know there were numerous e-tailers that had them in stock for @$20. Anyways, its worth the extra $20 if you want better cooling and a much quieter HSF. It'll also save you the trouble of having to un-do a lot of your work to replace the HSF later.