E5200

Hi there, i'll be ordering parts on mon, however i just picked e5200 possibly over the e7200 as it'll save 60 bucks and they'll both easily oc to 3.5+ghz. I was pretty set with the e5200 until i noticed that it's a pentium not a core 2 duo... yet it's a wolfdale just like the 7200 and the only true difference is see in the instruction set sse4.1 is this a big deal and what's it for? I found a link that talks about it but not so that i can understand it....insert sad face there... anyhow My comp will be used for gaming, and media especially video encoding--gotta fill the ipod up with something you know.

thanks again guys,
kurt

Media editing programs that use SSE4.1 extensions will be more efficient (faster) with the E7200 than the E5200 - but the E5200 will still get the job done without any problem.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E5200 $64.99 Free Ground Shipping
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor E5200 2.5GHz 800MHz 2MB LGA775 CPU, OEM

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E7400 $106.50
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz 1066MHz 3M LGA775 CPU, OEM

How did you happen to pick that cooler? Have you seen any reviews of it's performance?

yeah i know its not like top notch i have seen a bunch of reviews and the ones where its in a lineup its usually like 6-7th on the list. So I'm not getting the greatest but as I plan on modding in the future and it has some seriously sweet looks, plus its a 120cm fan in there so it's super quiet even on full bore.

its going into a raidmax smilodon, it should have enough room, but I dont know for sure, hence waiting until i have the rest of the comp built before order the cooler.

if i dont get that one this is second in line COOLER MASTER Hyper Z600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103047

well... i've visited tons of sites researching all the parts for my comp, but here was one site (it also happens to be the site that had the lowest rating and highest temps also the oldest review i had found by a few months...)

kurt