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This might be a bit late but, Every year or so, someone in the extended family needs an upgrade. I usually do this in a trickle down manner where, along the way, I end up with a faster AMD chip. This weekend, I ordered an X2 5600. I plan to give my "old" X2 4600 to my son and passing his...

I live near MWave and might pick up my new rig at will call today. I may order the Arctic Cooler 64 or Ninja from NewEgg (didn't see at MWave), but would have to wait for shipping. If I install the stock HS from a AM2 X2 4600, how difficult is it to completely remove the thermal pad remnants...

Okay, the 9500 weighs something like 530, but the max cooler "allowed" by AMD for the AM2 is 430. That hasn't kept the 9500 from being one of the most popular cooling solutions for the AM2. Is this really a non-issue? Is it almost impossible to encounter a problem with a "too heavy" cooler -...

Do the AM2 X2 chips have the pre-installed thermal pad on them? If so, what is the recommended proceedure for removing it prior to the installation of the 9500? Nobody is using the thermal pad with an aftermarket cooler - are they?

Here is some extra info that might help: Proposed system includes: AMD am2 x2 4200 M2N sli deluxe Antec NeoHE550 p/s Gskill F2-6400 phu2-2gbhz mem HD's=2x250 WD SATA300 16mb Wavemaster Case 1) Probably never use SLI, but might. 2) Would really like to try for a near silent pc. 3)...

I know, the ASUS is more quiet and the 7900GT KO is faster. I was all ready to place the order for the Asus and thought that it would be okay to pay the premium for the Silent passive cooling, but just before I placed the order, I stumbled onto an EVGA specials page that showed the EVGA...