OCZ vendetta 2

hey

i have this setup:

E8400 stock clock and cooler
HD 4870
2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 at stock 1066mhz and 5-5-5-18 timings


i was thinking about getting the OCZ vendetta 2 because:

- no need to remove mobo from case, and considering i dont have any experience dealing with hardware, i wan't to do as "little" as possible

- from reviews it seems like it does its job at keeping the CPU cool very well, without being too expensive

im aiming at a 420mhz FSB speed (~3.8ghz), and underclocking the RAM to whatever speed it would be necessary to have a 4:5 FSBRAM ratio and decrease its timings to 4-4-4-12


you think its a good cooler for the job, good option?

also, will this shorten the life of the CPU? cause i wasn't planning on getting a new one for... i dunno, 4 years?

btw, if you need to know, my power supply is a Corsair VX 550w, im using Vista 64-bit and my mobo is Asus P5Q.

Yes the OCZ Vendetta2 is a very good aftermarket HSF. I am using its little brother(the Vendetta 92mm) on a E8400 and at idle the temps are in the 21 celius range for both cores.

Since the Vendetta2 is bigger and uses a 120mm fan, make sure you have the Height clearance for Case. When you put Side panel back on, if not good for the Vendetta 92mm fan one. Also you should get the XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket, this way you can bolt it down instead on uses the stock push/pin method.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233019

yes you did

no experience dealing with hardware yet you expect to ope nthe side of your case and understand everything, then unmount the stock cooler and remount a new one. i see.

Well do you know how to clean the left over thermal paste on the cpu before apply the new hsf and thermal paste?

then your idea is wrong