i just bought new epox 8kha+, oem xp1800 cpu, and volcano 6cu...is this good enough?

[Lapchern]

Good enough to run a stable system with no chance of overheating? Do i need thermal grease? NO OVERCLOCKING for me~1.5ghz is enough for me...i just stopped by fry's and asked the guy what I need for a stable system and cpu since the cpu was oem, and he just handed me the volcano 6cu :\

 

[Daovonnaex]

<< Good enough to run a stable system with no chance of overheating? Do i need thermal grease? NO OVERCLOCKING for me~1.5ghz is enough for me...i just stopped by fry's and asked the guy what I need for a stable system and cpu since the cpu was oem, and he just handed me the volcano 6cu :\ >>

Why'd you buy an EPoX if you're not overclocking? That thing has middling performance.

 

[Lapchern]

welllllll thanks for your opinion.........but do you think it's good enough to cool the cpu and keep the system stable? You scared me away from the k7s5a so i figure the epox would be a much better option

about 2 hours ago i saw a post in the hotdeals forum about the 8kha+/xp1800cpu combo deal for $199 so i just had to jump on it....it turned out to be cheaper than what i would've paid for a k7s5a/1600xp combo from newegg.....plus you said k7s5a sucks and $199 is a decent price i think

 

[Daovonnaex]

<< welllllll thanks for your opinion.........but do you think it's good enough to cool the cpu and keep the system stable? You scared me away from the k7s5a so i figure the epox would be a much better option

about 2 hours ago i saw a post in the hotdeals forum about the 8kha+/xp1800cpu combo deal for $199 so i just had to jump on it....it turned out to be cheaper than what i would've paid for a k7s5a/1600xp combo from newegg.....plus you said k7s5a sucks and $199 is a decent price i think >>

That's definitely a fine price. It'll easily be stable. If I were you, I would definitely overclock, since you have an EPoX...
Anyhow, you don't need thermal grease, but it's nice. Much better HSFs exist than the Volcano 6cu, but it's adequate, especially if you're not overclocking.

 

[Lapchern]

cool thanks for you help, since you seem like you know your stuff, do you think that

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or


this one
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i checked amd's website and none of these are listed for the 1800, but they are listed for the 1600, so im hoping that md didnt test these yet but would work...can anyone confirm that this works quite nicely or tell me if it has not worked ??? thanks again

 

[Theslowone]

Have you looked at the enermax cases from newegg, about the same cost with better powersupply. The CS-A1QX-06 or the CS-A1QX-02 by enrermax still looks nice, has a 300w like the other two, but it is an enermax ps.

 

[Lapchern]

wow those enermax cases have power....

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Which of these 3 would be good and make my cpu work at optimal levels? or are the other two i posted earlier better?

 

[Theslowone]

I like the enlight case, it is nice, been around for a while and has a removable mobo trey. But I don't like the ps at all, maybe if you bumped up to the az. The enermax case doesn't look like it has a removable mobo trey.

They all look like good cases, mainly you pick the one you like, the enermax ps is going to be better overall then the others, but all the ps should be ok.