Epic Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Right, its time to choose a cooler Parts i got eVGA 780i eVGA 8800GT 512mb Intel Quad Q6600 OEM Artic Silver Paste OCZ 2GB 1066Mhz Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Hitachi 160GB SATA 7200RPM (OS Drive) Hitachi 320GB IDE 7200RPM (Storage/Gaming install Drive) LG DVD-RW DL SATA Need Case Cooling to choose what OS to install Any suggestions guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Well... you could go for a water cooling setup but the Quad core chips run very cold as standard so unless you're planning on some major overclocking then it's not worth the money I couldn’t believe how cool they run compared to AMD chips. CPU Cooler - I'm using a Thermaltake BigTyp 120 VX on my quad core because it came top in an online review of about 20 others (at the time anyway, not checked since). It's really quiet, easy to install & keeps things really cool (even overclocked). You can adjust the fan speed as well. I recently built a PC for my friend and used an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro. It was cheaper than mine and seems just as good Case - Depends on how much you want to spend I've got an Antec case but the for the PC I built for a friend I used a Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II. Really neat & smart looking case and a bargain for £60. I also built my uncle a PC at xmas using a Antec Sonata case (£80). Very impressive build quality & really quiet. At the end of the day it's all down to personal taste, just get a good quality one Most cases come with a 120mm fan in the back & that should keep things plenty cool enough for you unless you are going for a big overclock. Remember more fans = more noise. OS – Depends on what are you using the computer for? I've got a dual boot on my computer of XP pro ultimate & Vista Ultimate. I use Vista for films, music & surfing the net and switch to XP for any games or programs other than office. If I had to pick one I’d go for XP Pro Ultimate edition purely for compatibility reasons Steer clear of the 64bit versions. I've tried them and they're not worth the hassle of different drivers & incompatible software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Cant help on case and cooling as I use watercooling. As far as OS goes what do you want the PC for? If its gaming then Vista is really the only choice as it has DX10 (plus the future DX versions) and it also see's over 3.5gb of RAM unlike XP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 As Dr says, the Q6600 runs very cool anyway. I am using the stock cooler and I am running at 3.0GHz (stock is 2.4GHz) 24/7 with no problems. I have left all other buses running at their proper speeds, just clocked the CPU FSB to 333. I am running Fedora 8 x86_64 and it's working marvelously well. I have all the fancy compiz-fusion wobbly firey desktop effects in use, and I have a virtualised XP Pro running that I RDP to on another side of the cube for running Outlook and a couple of other apps. Not sure what you're into, but I'm finding all sorts of marvelous stuff for GNU/Linux right now. Ardour, Rosegarden & Tuxguitar for music stuff. All sorts of video/music stuff. Failing that, go for XP. Stay well clear of Vista. All Vista is doing it putting a lot of effort into stopping you doing what you might want to do, e.g. protecting/encrypting media streams through the machine. Also Vista has pretty much the same memory limitations as XP, since this is dictated by the architecture and not the O/S itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamelessTT Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Zalman CPU cooler, silent cooling and lowered my core temp 20c from the stock cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Just to concur, Q6600 do run cool anyway, but compare them to p4 chips or AMD, yes they do run cooler but there thermal limit is much lower than a P4 or AMD. Very girly chips these new generation. Get an Artic freezer pro, around £15 iirc. Are going to be clocking? Invest in a half decent case, I would recomend a Lian Li PC 7 plus thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I just noticed, you can't use the stock cooler anyway since you already bought the OEM chip. Unless times have changed (I don't follow hardware stuff much), that means you dropped your CPU warranty from 3yrs to 1yr as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 I went for the Cooler Master Sphere 100% Copper with 4 Heatpipes Processor Cooler in the end for how quiet it is and the performance aint to bad. I will be over clocking abit yes but not to much. if i plan to go hardcore with the clocking i will just invest in phase change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I use the Sythe Ninja...it's the size of a pint glass!! My E6600 is still waiting to experience any level of heat lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yeh i looked at some and they were huge! but the cooler master one didnt look to bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest O-Jay Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Probably the best air cooler for the Q6600 would be the Thermalright Ultra 120 (theres also an "extreme" version, although theres about 2*C between the 2 when under load). As has been said the G0 stepping of the Q6600 runs fairly cool with the stock cooler, but you will need a cooler non the less because its OEM. I haven't used the previously mentioned Artic Freezer Pro, but have heard nothing but praise... especially for its price As for the OS, you will need it 64-bit capable to enable it to utilize more than 4Gbs or RAM. You will also need vista if you are going to be wanting DX10. Basically the way to go is Vista 64, but you may experience teething problems with some hardware/software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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