Posts by zigar01

As far as cooling goes I also saw this liquid cooler. Any thoughts? It's a little more than the cooler previously mentioned, but for about $30 extra is it worth it?

Quote:Originally Posted by Heuchler The sale just ended but the M5A99X Evo R2.0 was $109.99 after $20MIR @NCIXHeatsinks I would recommend True Spirit 140 for $39.95 shipped [[SPOILER]] Darn! Oh well. If I have to spend a few extra...

Also I took Jolly Roger's advise and looked at this cooler, but in the details for compatibility it doesn't list my series of processor. Is it the socket that matters more or the CPU?

Cool! Currently I was looking at this because it's right at my price point. I'm still shopping around though . I was also looking at this case for the new parts too, The current case I have has terrible airflow, and it's honestly no...

Quote:Originally Posted by Heuchler I would wait for somebody to recommend a memory kit. What motherboard are you planning on buying? I was probably going to go with this motherboard. Any suggestions based on that? You guys have...

Thanks for all the advise guys. One last question before I patiently await my tax return dollars and then my parts... I'm looking to upgrade my RAM as well so with the OC in mind any recommendations there? I currently have 8GB worth...

Thanks again! This gives me a good starting point, and I'll probably end up getting the things you recommended. I did have one more question that comes to mind, just based on experience what do you think I can reasonably overclock that...

Quote:Originally Posted by Jolly Roger Yes you can put an AM3 chip in an AM3+ board. Almost always that will work. Double check for known issues with whatever board you choose though. Yeah go ahead and OC the 1035T. It will do fine...

Hello everybody. When I started graduate school a few years ago I bought myself an Asus Essentio desktop. It's served me well for quite a while, and recently I upgraded the video card to a GTX570 and noticed a great improvement in...

Hey everybody. Long story short, I'm looking to upgrade my first computer in years. I built and OC'ed an old Intel Processor rig way way way back in 1998, and haven't tinkered with anything since. Now that life has calmed down a bit...