Hi,
I'm building a PC to be used as a digital audio workstation (DAW.) I am absolutely NOT going to overclock, as stability for music creation rig is far more important than clock speed, considering how fast todays mid/high-end dual cores are anyway.
I'll be getting an E6600 or an E6700 very soon, and would like to ask, is the Core 2 Duo stock heatsink/fan everything I need wish for? Or is there some tangible benefit from purchasing one of the brand name products?
Again, stability is the major thing, though of course quiet and cool are both desirable, even though they work at odds with each other.
It doesn't have to be whisper quiet, or ice-cool. Just reasonably good at both.
FWIW, I'm using an Antec Solo case, two SATAII HDs, IDE DVD Burner, Intel BOXD975XBX2KR, 7300 GT 256 PCI-E video card (active cooling), PCI audio card, if these specs in any way matter to the HSF question.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I'm building a PC to be used as a digital audio workstation (DAW.) I am absolutely NOT going to overclock, as stability for music creation rig is far more important than clock speed, considering how fast todays mid/high-end dual cores are anyway.
I'll be getting an E6600 or an E6700 very soon, and would like to ask, is the Core 2 Duo stock heatsink/fan everything I need wish for? Or is there some tangible benefit from purchasing one of the brand name products?
Again, stability is the major thing, though of course quiet and cool are both desirable, even though they work at odds with each other.
It doesn't have to be whisper quiet, or ice-cool. Just reasonably good at both.
FWIW, I'm using an Antec Solo case, two SATAII HDs, IDE DVD Burner, Intel BOXD975XBX2KR, 7300 GT 256 PCI-E video card (active cooling), PCI audio card, if these specs in any way matter to the HSF question.
Thanks in advance for any advice.