not sure on set up

[foxy]

could any body tell me if this set up will work ok

cosmos s case

asus striker II extreme core 2 quad 790i sli mother board

Intel core 2 Quad Q9450 s775 2.66 ghz processer

corsair 2gb ddr3 twinx xms3 dhx twin3x2048-1600c7dhx memory

asus geforce 9800 gx2 1024mb gddr3 tv-out/dual dvi/hdmi pci-express graphics card.

what would the best cooler be for the processor ?

and is xp or vista better with this set up

thanks for any replys

 

[Luigi]

The tuniq tower is a very good cooler, and that system looks great. I would recomend water cooling to get the most out of it though....

Dont forget to post pics when your done

 

[pafk0o]

go for water cooling for cpu in combo with asus strkr II you can make a very very fast rig (or you can check aswell EVGA mobo based on 790i chipset - have a good revievs and is a bit cheaper than asus here is link to it http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard (N790-IUL9) )

 

[CERO]

Assuming you go for Air cooling, there is just one absolute proven #1. the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme. Put a decent fan and it is flying, however a lil mod ( putting a washer or CD foam( what I am using), might improve the mount, altho the newer revision they fixed the mountings. Secondly the heatsink might be abit congave, and lapping it would improve it further. I lapped my CPU and Thermalright and a whooping 10-11c drop in Prime95 small FFts 100% load :worship:

 

[Luigi]

Wow, thats very impressive, i too have heard good things about that cooler.

 

[DaveVader]

Wow, thats very impressive, i too have heard good things about that cooler.

indeed, although I have heard their "quality control" is very lacking, as mentioned above, the the heatsink can be uneven giving poor contact.

I saw a review of CPU coolers that put the Ultra 120 Extreme up against many others, I bought the one that came top and it was the Thermalright.

I've not been able to test it yet but it's the Xigmatek HDT-S1283.

As for the setup, looks fine to me.

 

[CERO]

"Quality" probbly mean the mounting, nothing a small easy mod cant help that, use a CD foam or washer or a penny ( CD foam works the best for me), and it is a very good mount. Just get it u wont regret it