Hey guys!
I am getting an e8400 for christmas, and my old asus p5b-e has been good to me, but doesnt have the FSB capabilities for an e8400 so I need a new motherboard. All I really do is some coding and gaming, so I dont need anything beastly. I have an evga 8800GT Superclocked, so I only need one PCI express slot. I found both of these mobos and was wondering what the general consensus is on them, and if I should grab one or look else where.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128357
Also, I am curious if the difference in the e8400 and e8500 is big enough that I should spend the extra 20$ and pickup the e8500 instead? Im much more software oriented, so im not sure how big of a difference going from "9" to "9.5" is. I do not plan to overclock.
I currently have 4 sticks of 512mb corsair ram (it was 112$ for 1gb when I bought it!) and I found 4gigs for around 50 bucks. I know this new stuff should probably out perform what I have now, but I figured I would check anyways as I dont want to buy crappy stuff.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227362
Lastly, I have had terrible experiences with overheating with my current computer. The CPU runs around 65-70 degrees at idle. I have a Pentium D 940 with the stock heatsink and fan. I have read the e8400 is smaller and keeps cooler, but I would atleast like to either get an aftermarket heatsink/fan or some artic silver. I found this heatsink that a lot of people have suggested, but again just want to make sure.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
Apparently the clips on it kind of suck, but it got great reviews and apparently does the job very well.
Thanks for your time!
I am getting an e8400 for christmas, and my old asus p5b-e has been good to me, but doesnt have the FSB capabilities for an e8400 so I need a new motherboard. All I really do is some coding and gaming, so I dont need anything beastly. I have an evga 8800GT Superclocked, so I only need one PCI express slot. I found both of these mobos and was wondering what the general consensus is on them, and if I should grab one or look else where.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128357
Also, I am curious if the difference in the e8400 and e8500 is big enough that I should spend the extra 20$ and pickup the e8500 instead? Im much more software oriented, so im not sure how big of a difference going from "9" to "9.5" is. I do not plan to overclock.
I currently have 4 sticks of 512mb corsair ram (it was 112$ for 1gb when I bought it!) and I found 4gigs for around 50 bucks. I know this new stuff should probably out perform what I have now, but I figured I would check anyways as I dont want to buy crappy stuff.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227362
Lastly, I have had terrible experiences with overheating with my current computer. The CPU runs around 65-70 degrees at idle. I have a Pentium D 940 with the stock heatsink and fan. I have read the e8400 is smaller and keeps cooler, but I would atleast like to either get an aftermarket heatsink/fan or some artic silver. I found this heatsink that a lot of people have suggested, but again just want to make sure.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
Apparently the clips on it kind of suck, but it got great reviews and apparently does the job very well.
Thanks for your time!
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