Motherboard questions

[greenbrucelee]

Does the following statement mean I need to flash the bios if I get a Quad core cpu with a 1333 FSB for my motherboard?

Front Side Bus **1333/1066/800/533MHz
(** available when CPUs are ready for 1333MHz FSB)

Or will the cpu work straight away?

[Sparky]

Should be ok mate.

It *sounds* like your mobo supported 1333MHz before that type of CPU was released.

[greenbrucelee]

The manual says Intel quad core are supported will that mean core 2 quad?

[NightWalker]

Does the spec say it supports Core 2 Duo? If your mobo is socket 775 it should support Core 2 Duo and Quads.

[greenbrucelee]

Originally Posted by NightWalker

Does the spec say it supports Core 2 Duo? If your mobo is socket 775 it should support Core 2 Duo and Quads.

Yes it does. It says, Intel quad core, core 2 duo, core 2 duo extreme,Pentium extreme, pentium d and celeron cpus in the 775 land package.

[greenbrucelee]

I have been looking it two CPUs either http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s....html?IL-E8400 or http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...html?IL-Q6600E I don't want to spend loads as I intend to build a beast next year.

[NightWalker]

I would go with the E8400. Its the newer of the two, has a better stock clock speed and faster FSB. Its plenty good enough to use in your beast machine next year, let alone the curent one! You can overclock the Q6600 but need some fat cooling

[greenbrucelee]

Originally Posted by NightWalker

I would go with the E8400. Its the newer of the two, has a better stock clock speed and faster FSB. Its plenty good enough to use in your beast machine next year, let alone the curent one! You can overclock the Q6600 but need some fat cooling

Thats what I was thinking do all boxed cpus come with those heat strips on these days? as I would rather use thermal paste and a good cooling fan like zalman or artic cooling.

[NightWalker]

Originally Posted by greenbrucelee

Thats what I was thinking do all boxed cpus come with those heat strips on these days? as I would rather use thermal paste and a good cooling fan like zalman or artic cooling.

My E6600 came with the strips on the stock cooler, the CPU was clean. I used the stock cooler for about a year, it was ok. My Zalman with Akasa silver thermal paste has knocked 10 degrees C and more off the running temps.

[greenbrucelee]

Originally Posted by NightWalker

My E6600 came with the strips on the stock cooler, the CPU was clean. I used the stock cooler for about a year, it was ok. My Zalman with Akasa silver thermal paste has knocked 10 degrees C and more off the running temps.

good which zalman do you have, i was thinking on this one http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...html?ZAL-8700L

[NightWalker]

Originally Posted by greenbrucelee

good which zalman do you have, i was thinking on this one http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...html?ZAL-8700L

I spent many many hours comparing and reading reviews on CPU coolers before I spent my ££s. I went for this one:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...html?ZAL-9500L

I have an intake fan and exhaust fan; with the CPU cooler pushing air in the same direction makes for really good air flow through the case.

[greenbrucelee]

Originally Posted by NightWalker

I spent many many hours comparing and reading reviews on CPU coolers before I spent my ££s. I went for this one:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...html?ZAL-9500L

I have an intake fan and exhaust fan; with the CPU cooler pushing air in the same direction makes for really good air flow through the case.

cheers for that, I have a back case fan and an exhaust fan. There isn't much point in putting an intake fan on my case as its a bit crap. I wonder if I'll have to change case too.

[NightWalker]

As long as you have a good exhaust fan it will lower the pressure in the case and cause cool air to rush in from the outside. You dont really need an intake fan. The beauty of that Zalman cooler is it blows the hot air from the CPU directly in to the exhaust fan, which shoves it out the back.

[greenbrucelee]

Originally Posted by NightWalker

As long as you have a good exhaust fan it will lower the pressure in the case and cause cool air to rush in from the outside. You dont really need an intake fan. The beauty of that Zalman cooler is it blows the hot air from the CPU directly in to the exhaust fan, which shoves it out the back.

The exhaust fan I have is an Akasa one http://www.dacomputers.com/store.php...=IPFANAK-SB-BL

[NightWalker]

My case has a 120mm fan on the back panel below the power supply. I have not used a PCI slot one.