i know i have seen many questions similar to the ones i am about to ask, but truthfully everything is so scattered and I get confused before I ask the questions I want to first say, I have learned alot from this forum and it defintely helped me make the choices for my system components for my future system.
I am about to purchase a 1.8a and a p4s533 mobo, however as I have seen in several threads how good is the heat sink + fan given with the retail box? Some ppl are saying the heat sink and fan given in the box is amazing while others are suggesting better ones? How good is it really heh I plan on trying to get my 1.8A to an ideal OC of 2.4ghz hopefully and i would gladly settle for 2.2. Another question I have is with the thermal paste since this is my first system I am building is there some sort of paste given with the retail box? or do i have to buy some of that AS3 ppl speak so highly of. Thirdly i have read that package date matters, some cpu's at a certain date OC better than others. And if this is the case can i just ask the person at the store to just look at the box? or would I have to look at the cpu itself to see the date? and what are some good dates for 1.8a as I have only seen dates for good OC for the 1.6A cpu. Lastly whats with this vpin mod I have been reading about, do I have to do it if I just want to achieve 2.4ghz with this mobo?
Ahh i now realize this post doesnt fit the thread topic too well "quick question" thanks for reading it all.
I am about to purchase a 1.8a and a p4s533 mobo, however as I have seen in several threads how good is the heat sink + fan given with the retail box? Some ppl are saying the heat sink and fan given in the box is amazing while others are suggesting better ones? How good is it really heh I plan on trying to get my 1.8A to an ideal OC of 2.4ghz hopefully and i would gladly settle for 2.2. Another question I have is with the thermal paste since this is my first system I am building is there some sort of paste given with the retail box? or do i have to buy some of that AS3 ppl speak so highly of. Thirdly i have read that package date matters, some cpu's at a certain date OC better than others. And if this is the case can i just ask the person at the store to just look at the box? or would I have to look at the cpu itself to see the date? and what are some good dates for 1.8a as I have only seen dates for good OC for the 1.6A cpu. Lastly whats with this vpin mod I have been reading about, do I have to do it if I just want to achieve 2.4ghz with this mobo?
Ahh i now realize this post doesnt fit the thread topic too well "quick question" thanks for reading it all.