I recently decided to join the rest of the "new technology" world and build a new computer. I slapped one together for about $350:
e7400
4gb ddr2 800
biostar g31-m7 te
Hiper 580W PS
x1300 Pro graphics card
go it all from microcenter on sale. Then along came the q8200. had to buy that for $99 because i wanted a quad in the first place and i just bought the e7400 because it was cheap and fast.
Once i installed the q8200 i was getting temps of 70-71 on 3 of the cores using the stock hsf (running boinc and folding). I looked around and those temps looked too hot. So I went and bought a xigmatek s983. That brought the temps to 50-61 (depending which core). I am also having some issues with pc locking up randomly.
I am wondering if this is from the temps or something else maybe.
I got the smaller xigmatek because of space issues in the case. Idle temps are 39-49C. Off topic I don't understand why anyone would have come up with these push pins, they scare me very much and although i am using them i am not happy.
e7400
4gb ddr2 800
biostar g31-m7 te
Hiper 580W PS
x1300 Pro graphics card
go it all from microcenter on sale. Then along came the q8200. had to buy that for $99 because i wanted a quad in the first place and i just bought the e7400 because it was cheap and fast.
Once i installed the q8200 i was getting temps of 70-71 on 3 of the cores using the stock hsf (running boinc and folding). I looked around and those temps looked too hot. So I went and bought a xigmatek s983. That brought the temps to 50-61 (depending which core). I am also having some issues with pc locking up randomly.
I am wondering if this is from the temps or something else maybe.
I got the smaller xigmatek because of space issues in the case. Idle temps are 39-49C. Off topic I don't understand why anyone would have come up with these push pins, they scare me very much and although i am using them i am not happy.