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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:10 pm
by garyb
keep it and they owe you a cpu cooler(insist on a good one). cooler suggestions anyone? i know zallman and coolermaster are good brands...
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:14 pm
by garyb
keep it and they owe you a cpu cooler(insist on a good one). cooler suggestions anyone? i know zallman and coolermaster are good brands...
the 512k cache(northwood) is the faster(real world) and cooler(more stable) running choice for your daw. the 1m cache(prescott) would, of course, work. northwood is the preferred chip.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:33 pm
by cjw1378
Heh, the cooler they sent with it was an "Akasa" one that looks, by the fact it has thermal paste stains on the bottom, like it's already been used.
I don't care about the cooler though 'cos of the Zalman case I'm getting that I mentioned earlier. The case is pricey, but it means I'm going to have a totally fanless system, so the only thing making any noise will be the hard disk, which is pricelss for me
BUT, I am concerned that the OEM chip doesn't include a warranty from Intel. Should i be worried about this? How much discount should I ask for in return for accepting OEM in place of retail boxed?
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:05 pm
by cjw1378
Checkout the link I posted to the Zalman case at the start of this thread, I don't think it'll be a problem