Finished putting together my conroe build, major componenets listed here:
E6400 - B2
Gigabyte DS3 - F4 BIOS
2*1GB G SKILL PC2 6400 HZ
Scythe Infinity
Antec 550W TP Trio
Seagate 7200.10 250GB
7900GT
Overclocking at the moment, presently at 2527MHz stock volts on everything, except the RAM but that's because it needs 2.0V.
So far the board's been pretty solid, turned off everything I don't need etc ... and had no problems, although like everyone says the NB and SB get damned hot.
A word about the Infinity. This HS is awesome, i'm using it with the included 1200RPM fan and it's basically silent at 1200RPM, well you know what I mean.
So far my temps at 2527MHz:
idle - 27C
load - 36C (highest)
So you can tell this thing's pretty awesome. As far as mounting it goes, I mounted it with the mobo out of the case and it was probably the easiest heatsink i've ever mounted, just push the pins through the holes and ... that's it. I imagine the thing's probably harder to get off than on. That said I can see how it would be a little harder if you were mounting in with the mobo installed.
I'll get some pics up later and let y'all know how the overclock continues.
E6400 - B2
Gigabyte DS3 - F4 BIOS
2*1GB G SKILL PC2 6400 HZ
Scythe Infinity
Antec 550W TP Trio
Seagate 7200.10 250GB
7900GT
Overclocking at the moment, presently at 2527MHz stock volts on everything, except the RAM but that's because it needs 2.0V.
So far the board's been pretty solid, turned off everything I don't need etc ... and had no problems, although like everyone says the NB and SB get damned hot.
A word about the Infinity. This HS is awesome, i'm using it with the included 1200RPM fan and it's basically silent at 1200RPM, well you know what I mean.
So far my temps at 2527MHz:
idle - 27C
load - 36C (highest)
So you can tell this thing's pretty awesome. As far as mounting it goes, I mounted it with the mobo out of the case and it was probably the easiest heatsink i've ever mounted, just push the pins through the holes and ... that's it. I imagine the thing's probably harder to get off than on. That said I can see how it would be a little harder if you were mounting in with the mobo installed.
I'll get some pics up later and let y'all know how the overclock continues.