Critique Utwig’s budget workstation

[UtwigMU]

One more thing: I'm considering Thermalright heatsinks.

I'd like to know what are the biggest Thermalright or other heatsinks, that fit on TigerMPX and which fans to use with them?

MultimediaMan, what heatsinks are you using in your sig gaming system?

[Wombat]

Originally posted by UtwigMU

So did anyone pin-mod socket or CPU?

Was it succesful?

What do you think about it?

I shorted the back of my motherboard to unlock the multipliers. It's easy, and it works. Now I've got to debate if I want to cut my L3 bridge to get the higher multipliers.

[UtwigMU]

Well you can apparently get higher multipliers by shorting certain pins, however you have to redo the mod for each multiplier.

[Wombat]

Originally posted by UtwigMU
Well you can apparently get higher multipliers by shorting certain pins, however you have to redo the mod for each multiplier.

Right, no thanks. If I cut the L3, I'll be able to choose the multipliers from 13 up, but we'll see.

[knirfie]

if the SLK 800 fits (that would be very tight), combined with some nice 80mm fans, you'd have some very good cooling. but i doubt they will fit.

Definetly worth checking to see if they fit.

[UtwigMU]

Well, mod at 2cpu said they will fit, however they cost 2-times as much as sk-7

[az]

http://www.dansdata.com/coolercomp.htm

The most comprehensive coolers comparison I know, from a no-nonsense guy, not your average overclocking teenage "reviewer".

AZ

[MultimediaMan]

UtwigMU: Swiftech MCX462+ x 2, baby:

[bsdgeek]

I would probably go with SK7, almost the same cooling ability as the SLK800 and, as you said, 1/2 the price.

[UtwigMU]

Well, I'm not going to pay as much as for CPUs for freaking coolers.