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Martingale00 · 03-04-2007, 07:37 AM

Okay, thanks for the opinions. i am upgrading video card at the same time so on second though I need to stay under $300. What would you guys suggest between these two?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103582

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103544

Also do these things come with thermal paste or do they have thermal coating now or what's the deal with the cooling? I see they come with a heatsink and fan, should that be upgraded or is what they give you okay? Also will the chip be drop and go or will have i have to mess around in BIOS after installing it? The motherboard came from an off the shelf PC. Thanks.

Also PC Eye that software is great, much better then Everest you're right.

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Martingale00 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 146	Okay, thanks for the opinions. i am upgrading video card at the same time so on second though I need to stay under $300. What would you guys suggest between these two? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103582 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103544 Also do these things come with thermal paste or do they have thermal coating now or what's the deal with the cooling? I see they come with a heatsink and fan, should that be upgraded or is what they give you okay? Also will the chip be drop and go or will have i have to mess around in BIOS after installing it? The motherboard came from an off the shelf PC. Thanks. Also PC Eye that software is great, much better then Everest you're right. __________________ - Athlon X2 4600+ (@ 2.77GHz), 2GB DDR2-667, 8800GTS-320 (@ 600MHz/830MHz), Antec 500w PSU, Audigy 4, Logitech Z-5300 5.1, Windows XP - Core 2 Duo E6400, 1GB DDR2-667, X1300 Pro, Windows XP Last edited by Martingale00; 03-04-2007 at 08:04 AM.