Need Advice Please

silvara · 1 Jan 2007 at 08:43

I have just ordered a Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, and a EVGA nForce 680i SLI 775 motherboard, and now I am wondering - do I need to buy a heatsink or something for extra cooling?
(Sorry for newbie question, but this is the first rig that I have built myself!)

I don't plan to overclock much, but want to have everything I need in case I change my mind later on!

So if I do, could you guys recommend what I would need?

Thanks!

Minstadave · 1 Jan 2007 at 08:57

If you're not overclocking much and you've bought a retail 6600 and not an OEM chip (don't come with a cooler) then the stock cooler you'll get with your CPU will be fine to get you up and running. If you find its too noisey or you want to push your CPU further then you can look at aftermarket coolers

If you do decide on a new cooler, then the budget choice is the Arctic Cooler 7, if you want to pay a bit more then the Tuniq Tower is great.

silvara · 1 Jan 2007 at 08:58

Ahh excellant, I was hoping that would be the case

(yes it is a retail version)

Thanks for the fast reply!

silvara · 7 Jan 2007 at 19:49

Forgot to ask....

forgot to ask:

do i need to use thermal paste when putting this all together???

Cob · 7 Jan 2007 at 19:56

The stock cooler comes with paste pre-applied.

silvara · 7 Jan 2007 at 19:57

excellant, thanks for letting me know