JB,
Thank you. Not saying I may not visit the outside realms of an E8400!
When necessary. But, if left stock I may get lots more hours out of it B4 it
decides (or Intel decides!) it is dead. Certainly, once the Core i7 toys are
universally available, this List will have much more traffic!
I suppose that I am trying to quietly, slide forward into the current pool!
Nice to know that it at least has some staying power in "grunt" business;
over the long haul. In these times, I can be very pedestrian! It is money!
Whatever. I do not play in the OC-world any longer. It got way too expensive!
I have lived very well in the "Run-Whatcha-Brung" camp.
And, I remain a founding member of the camp!
But, thank you for the back-hand confirm!. I do so respect the Collective!
Best,
Duncan
At 21:32 11/03/2008 +0000, you wrote:
OK, I think I will do the E8400-retail. Are there any negative
comments about the hs/fan that comes with the E8400? New hs/fans
are possible for future needs as conditions warrant; and, would most
likely go to ThermalRight unless a better cooler
exists................ :)
The cases are all Lian-Li PC69's (that have been a good investment
from years past!).
The case fans are not an issue; can be updated as required.
Over the years, I have found that most default hs/fan combos from
intel work well at the box chip speeds........... I do not plan to
overclock. The 3.0GHz speed is just fine.
I'm experimenting with a Xigmatek thing at the moment, which does a
very good job, but for stock clock the retail one is absolutely fine.
Almost seems like a shame to leave an E8400 stock though, I've yet to
encounter one that wasn't stable at 3.6Ghz without even looking at the
voltage setting. :p
Not that I'm saying you have to or anything, it's totally cool to like
the peace of mind that comes from big safety margins.
-JB
