Comments on this combo...

CHokKA · 5 Oct 2007 at 11:11

Hey everyone

I'm planning on purchasing the following components within the next few days and wanted opinions on the combination:

Intel Q6600 G0 CPU
Asus P5K mobo
ATI HD 2900Pro
Artic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro
Arctic Silver 5 paste
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 (2 of these for 4GB total)

All of these will be running in an Antec P160 case, with an Antec NeoHE 550w PSU, and a WD Raptor as the main boot OS drive.

Can anyone see any possible issues or have any comments on this selection before I buy? Any suggestions will be greatly welcomed and appreciated

Thanks

hp7909 · 5 Oct 2007 at 11:16

CHokKA said:
Artic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro

Why not a better/beefier HSF? Think the AC7 Pro struggles to keep the Q6600 effectively cool especially if overclocked.

semi-pro waster · 5 Oct 2007 at 11:29

If you were buying the Arctic Freezer 7 then you don't need the AS5 because it comes with MX-1 paste pre-applied, if you take hp7909s advice (and it is good advice) then you do need the AS5.

Other than that it looks fine.

CHokKA · 5 Oct 2007 at 11:36

I had selected the Arctic Cooler simply because I already have one on my Athlon 64 and know it will fit ok in my case unless there is a massive size difference. The others I'm not so sure of, the Antec P160 isn't a very wide case. I know a lot of people have said the Tuniq is a good option but it just seems to be a massive HSF and I wasn't 100% sure whether or not it would fit in my case. Any other suggestions on the HSF front if space is an issue but moving away from the Arctic Cooler?

hp7909 · 5 Oct 2007 at 11:50

semi-pro waster said:
If you were buying the Arctic Freezer 7 then you don't need the AS5 because it comes with MX-1 paste pre-applied

Recommend you have tube around. Made a mess installing mine & had to reapply

Basically if you need to re-seat, etc a HSF you need to wipe-off & apply some fresh gunk.

The P160 is quite a large case even by today's standards*. Don't see why a Tuniq would not fit in there

EDIT: *even larger than the Nine Hundred (here & here) :eek:

CHokKA · 5 Oct 2007 at 13:59

Yeah I'm gonna go for the Tuniq. Anyone know whether the connectors on my PSU (NeoHE 550) will be suitable for a 2900 Pro? Also, is the P5K a decent board and can I expect good results from overclocking on it or should I be looking at something better?

Thanks for all the help so far