Recent content by Hamtaro59

Hi, I am working on an old Asus P5Q and I used the 771 to 775 mod to put a Xeon inside. So now I have a nice X5450 Xeon working on my old P5Q board. On the subject on cooling there are very nice LGA 1150/51/55/56 CPU cooler that I want to use for their price/performance ratio (like the...

Hi, I plan to make a build around the cheap but powerfull Intel Xeon E5640. It is an LGA 1366 so it will work with consumer grade X58 motherboard. Those motherboards are expensive compared to the price of that CPU. I came across those unbranded Intel X58 LGA 1366 motherboards on eBay for...

The Protech is nowhere to be found :( The msi is big but can do the trick in a flat case. This one will not work? http://m.ebay.com/itm/221304689288 Thanks. EDIT: none of those is available for sale ... EDIT2: or that one? It has a P socket...

Hi. I have a Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 from my old Acer Aspire 5930g. My laptop is dead but the cpu is still ok. I would like to use it in a mini iTX motherboard but i have no idea which one will be compatible. My processor is a Core 2 Duo P8400 and i have found out that it must be used with a...

Hi. I have a Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 from my old Acer Aspire 5930g. My laptop is dead but the cpu is still ok. I would like to use it in a mini iTX motherboard but i have no idea which one will be compatible. My processor is a Core 2 Duo P8400 and i have found out that it must be used with a...

I was thinking about the Z87i deluxe motherboard but do i really need that one since i'll be using a 3rd generation processor? For the watercooling i was thinking about the Zalman LQ320 Ultimate Liquid CPU. Thanks for your answers. Any advice on the ram? I can get 16gb with other brand for...

So a Z87 motherboard to overclock and the i5k will do the trick? For the Psu which one is the best deal? And the watercooling is enough to cool down the processor? Thanks

Hi everyone, I am looking for a gamer config that will fit within the Bitefenix Prodigy Mini atx case. I was wondering about this config since I'll use it for gaming and photoshop. Will the i7 or i5 will do the trick? Not sure about the motherboard and the cooling system for the i5 since îll...