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If you are not overclocking, it is not a beast.

I am using a DS3 rev 2 motherboard, and Buffalo Firestix work just fine. See my signature.

No the 2MB cache and 4MB cache makes a very small difference in real life -- 2-3%. But in the Super Pi 1M it makes a huge difference, it cuts several seconds off your time. And that, in a nutshell, is why I think the Super Pi 1MB is a useless benchmark.

I am getting 15.2 seconds with my E6400 by the way LOL ;)

If you are really interested in performance tuning running the Super Pi 32M not the 1M. The 1M is way too sensitive to the amount of CPU cache.

Fry's have had this rebate running about half the time for nearly a year. It was running a week ago and it was running a month ago, and 2 months ago, and a year ago. It has become a regular deal with them. Will it be running again in the next few weeks? Probably. But I can't see into the...

If you are looking at the typical range of a good E4300 overclock, that is 3000 to 3200 MHz. So you should base it on that. For that you can get DDR2-667 memory and you don't need to spend a lot on that. You can get that for about $120 for 2 GB if you look through the hot deals section. You...

I can't say this is 100% stable yet because I am still playing around with memory timings with the new memory. However with the same setup and different brand of memory I have hit Orthos stable at 3888 MHz long enough to make it into the record book :D At the current setup I can play...

It has 8 of Molex connectors, 1 PCI-e connector and 2 SATA Here is the Ultra page on it. http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_details.php?cPath=59&pPath=369&productID=369

I have the Ultra V-series and am happy with it the thing is quiet But you don't need to pay $50 for the Ultra V-Series, wait a few days or a week and get it for FREE after rebate like I did, get it at Fry's. The rebate is not active at the moment but comes back every month so just keep an eye...

I buy using rebates all the time and I always receive the rebate. And Newegg, Fry's and Tiger Direct all use a lot of rebates, as well as retail stores like CompUSA and Circuit City. Of course I follow the directions exactly, photocopy all the forms, and then take a photo of the completed...

Avoid Corsair in the $200-$300 price range, unless you like the PROMOS memory chips that do not overclock well. After I RMA'ed a defective set of Corsair they sent me actually a pretty good set that would make it all the way up to 486 MHz at very loose timings of 5-7-7-20 that is. Most of...

This one is pretty quiet and moves a good volume of air. I have one one one of my PC and I'm happy with it. If you want blue, this one is very blue. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811998121

I have one it is a great case, a very quiet case. That knob on the front is a fan controller and it really quiets the fans.

Thanks. The setup is in my signature. I am running an E6400 cooled with a Zalman 9700.