sbanks
03-12-06, 20:26
I'm looking at building a new PC and am wondering about how easy it would be to do it myself.
What I'm wondering about at the moment is how easy it is to fix the CPU into the motherboard, and then the associated heatsink and/or fan.
If I was to put together an Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 with a compatible motherboard and not plan on overclocking it, what else is needed other than fitting the cpu into the motherboard, which I assume is the easy bit?
I believe that with the retail version of the CPU I'd get a fan. Is this placed on the CPU itself? Is the fan good enough? Is it easy to do? Is there anything else I'd need to do, such as adding a heatsink, applying some type of thermal paste, etc?
Also, on the subject of cooling, would it be recommended that I add further fans to the PC, or would that plus what the case (I've not decided which, though) be sufficient? I know that PCs used to need big amounts of cooling, but do the Core 2 Duos run cooler and so not need so much?
For me that's the bit that I'm probably the most unsure about. I've seen PCs with huge fans and heatsinks and while I'm pretty happy about slotting things together when building a PC I'm less happy about handling the CPU or fitting things to it when I'm not certain what's required!
What I'm wondering about at the moment is how easy it is to fix the CPU into the motherboard, and then the associated heatsink and/or fan.
If I was to put together an Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 with a compatible motherboard and not plan on overclocking it, what else is needed other than fitting the cpu into the motherboard, which I assume is the easy bit?
I believe that with the retail version of the CPU I'd get a fan. Is this placed on the CPU itself? Is the fan good enough? Is it easy to do? Is there anything else I'd need to do, such as adding a heatsink, applying some type of thermal paste, etc?
Also, on the subject of cooling, would it be recommended that I add further fans to the PC, or would that plus what the case (I've not decided which, though) be sufficient? I know that PCs used to need big amounts of cooling, but do the Core 2 Duos run cooler and so not need so much?
For me that's the bit that I'm probably the most unsure about. I've seen PCs with huge fans and heatsinks and while I'm pretty happy about slotting things together when building a PC I'm less happy about handling the CPU or fitting things to it when I'm not certain what's required!