I have a Dell e510 which i thought was getting underpowered. So i have been planning on building a new rig untill i counted the pennies in my piggie bank :lol:. I now know that i will either need to live with what i have, build a crappy dual core, or upgrade to a Pentium D - 945 63.50$ on geeks. I have decided to go with the 945. My question is:
-The e510 has a really wierd heatsink (Might not have enough power)... Should i get a new one? The PD that i will be getting doesn't come with its own heatsink and I hear the D's run like an oven. So should i get a good heatsink, or will I be OK with the one thats in there.
-Another thing, does ANYONE know how to get that fat heatsink/fan monster out of the case? Its attached so wierdly and so well im afraid i will destroy the mobo getting it out :lol:. And is it the CPU behind that or is it somewhere else? It's so wierdly placed it puzzles me (Which most of the time really doesnt take much )
-And are there any success stories on going a little higher on the PD's (960+) or even getting a Core 2 in?? Would love any help!
Thanks Ahead!
-The e510 has a really wierd heatsink (Might not have enough power)... Should i get a new one? The PD that i will be getting doesn't come with its own heatsink and I hear the D's run like an oven. So should i get a good heatsink, or will I be OK with the one thats in there.
-Another thing, does ANYONE know how to get that fat heatsink/fan monster out of the case? Its attached so wierdly and so well im afraid i will destroy the mobo getting it out :lol:. And is it the CPU behind that or is it somewhere else? It's so wierdly placed it puzzles me (Which most of the time really doesnt take much )
-And are there any success stories on going a little higher on the PD's (960+) or even getting a Core 2 in?? Would love any help!
Thanks Ahead!