So I bought an i5-2500k cpu, and a Xigmatek Dark knight S1283V cooler. Unfortunately when I recieved the cooling fan from NewEgg it didn't come with push down pins to nail it to the motherboard.
I noticed this after i had put artic silver down on the CPU. So I ended up just putting the...
I have a gigabyte p67a-ud3-b3 mobo which says it's lga1155
My heat sink is a xigmatek dark knight s1283v
it says on the box that it's compatible with lga 1156
My CPU is i5-2500k lga 1155
Do I need to buy a new fan?
Can someone give me a good recommendation for a 21 inch monitor? I'll be doing 50 percent gaming on it.
I'd like to stay under $250.
Speakers are not needed.
Thanks,
Chris
Also, what software should I pick up? Is there any special drivers for the video card, motherboard, CPU? After plugging everything in and getting the Operating system installed, what else is there to do?
Just placed my order for the whole build. I got the 902 V3 as you suggested. Went with the corsair SSD, dark knight heatsink, some artic silver paste, and the EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support...
Now I just...
I'd like a cool looking case, preferrably a bit smaller (only need a couple harddrives and a single bay for a dvd drive....
I agree the antec is a bit much...don't really know what else to pick from though...
ALso, do i need artic silver paste or does the CPU come with it? THat head sink looks rather large and funky aphelion as well....sorta aprehensive. I'm a newb when it comes to putting together PCs.
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