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cannondale06

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well its in the sig now but I will put in the post too. I spent just over $900 shipped for all this and I still have 3 rebates totaling $80 to send in too. I kinda wished I would have went quad but I want know the difference in gaming at 1680 or above. all I need now is a decent 20-22 inch monitor

OS: Vista 64 bit
CPU: E8500 with Artic Freezer 7
MB: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
GPU: MSI GTX260
RAM: Mushkin 4GB 5-4-4-12
HD: Western Digital 640gb Black
DVD: ASUS Lightscribe
CASE: Antec 300 case
PSU: Antec EA650 psu
 
$800-900 for that machine sounds about right. Congrats on the purchase!

You could probably swap your e8500 with someone with a q6600 or better if you really wanted to...
 
Good choices overall but some very minor nitpicking:
- I would've gone with a better HSF like the HDT-S1283
- I would've gone with the E8400 since the E8500 is not worth the extra $25 over the E8400. The E8400 is clocked at 3.16Ghz whereas the E8400 is clocked at 3Ghz. $25 for a 160Mhz is not a good value IMO.
 
Not bad. However, I wouldn't recommend going for a heavy overclock with the Freezer 7 Pro.

Out of curiosity, what's the speed of the RAM that you've purchased?

You may want to check out the Displays forum for ideas on a "decent" 20-22 inch monitor. If you want a cheap one good enough for gaming, consider something like the Acer X223Wbd.
 
Danny Bui said:
Good choices overall but some very minor nitpicking:
- I would've gone with a better HSF like the HDT-S1283
- I would've gone with the E8400 since the E8500 is not worth the extra $25 over the E8400. The E8400 is clocked at 3.16Ghz whereas the E8400 is clocked at 3Ghz. $25 for a 160Mhz is not a good value IMO.
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the only reason I went with the E8500 was because it had a combo with that motherboard that I really liked.
 
tiraides said:
Not bad. However, I wouldn't recommend going for a heavy overclock with the Freezer 7 Pro.

Out of curiosity, what's the speed of the RAM that you've purchased?

You may want to check out the Displays forum for ideas on a "decent" 20-22 inch monitor. If you want a cheap one good enough for gaming, consider something like the Acer X223Wbd.
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I wont be overclocking much if at all. I just wanted something easy to install and bring those temps down for the cpu. I have looked at lots of reviews and it seems that cooler meets my needs for quietness too.

the ram is 800 speed with good timings at just 1.8. again I didnt need anything for crazy overclocking.

Ill take a look at that monitor. thanks.
 
Pretty good, but I wouldn't have gone with Mushkin, although those timings (if you can get them) are nice.
 
tiraides said:
Not bad. However, I wouldn't recommend going for a heavy overclock with the Freezer 7 Pro.
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While I would have concurred with Danny's S1283 recommendation the 7 Pro is a decent cooler. Its keeping my E7200 under 60ºC max load at 3.9Ghz. Its not as good as the S1283 granted but I think cannondale can still achieve a decent OC with it


cannondale06 said:
I wont be overclocking much if at all. I just wanted something easy to install and bring those temps down for the cpu. I have looked at lots of reviews and it seems that cooler meets my needs for quietness too.

the ram is 800 speed with good timings at just 1.8. again I didnt need anything for crazy overclocking.

Ill take a look at that monitor. thanks.
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Good set up. As mentioned above you should be set up for a super easy 3.8Ghz 400x9.5 with that E8500. Might just need a light kick up on the vcore. Also the Freezer 7 Pro will be enough for that speed. You could even go after 4Ghz if its an E0. If you don't wanna OC much and just keep it cool you can still probably get around 3.5-3.6Ghz on just stock volts too. The extra speed is built in there, you've got an above average cooler, make it happen :)
 
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