Originally posted by: SolMiester
I would of thought a Q9450 @ 3.0Ghz wouldn't need such an heavy, big exotic cooler in order to run at a low temp. Why waste your money, all of those coolers require back plates also.
Any overclocked quad is going to throw a bunch of heat. However, the overclocking performance of the Freezer 7 is very close to the TRUE:
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However, the Freezer 7 can't take two fans in push-pull. A second fan is not a lot to pay for some extra overclock. The OP said "at least a mid 3.0 OC", they'll stop on either heat or voltage. With a $300 processor, what's $20 here and there on cooling?
I'll admit that my dislike of Intel 775 push pins is irrational. They broke on me, and it must be their fault, I couldn't be a klutz, could I?
However, to engage in rational debate,
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However, we would like to see the inclusion of a heatsink backplate on future DFI boards to ensure that the small Volterra MOSFETs do not lose contact with the heatsink when the motherboard bows under pressure from some of the higher torque mounting systems used on CPU coolers. As the Volterra MOSFETs are so small, any loss of contact between the FET and heatsink during a heavy transient load will result either in board shutdown or something catastrophic.
When I was learning to use clipless pedals on my mountain bike, I was afraid of "cowing" without getting my feet out. So every time I feared a situation, "Jeesh, this would be an awkward time to have to step out!" I made myself step out of my pedals.
I'm old enough to remember the hidden variable holding back widespread computer adoption: Some of my friends
couldn't type.
The hidden variable in the Intel push-pin debate is a
reluctance to take out the motherboard. I've met people who spend twelve hours a day in front of a grand piano. Isn't it embarrassing to shy away from something that's like five minutes of their dexterity output?
I don't take my motherboard out every time I think what a hassle it would be, but I do take it out whenever necessary. I like building, I need the practice, and it's nice not to have it cost $1000 every time I get some practice!