I got sucked into the higher spec intel setup

Got it all the this morning (exactly your spec), and it works like a dream

I found the heatsink a bit fiddly to install (but aren't they all), but it fits fine.

Thanks again!

Can anybody just confirm that the Scythe Ninja-PLUS Rev B will actually fit in the ASUS P5E with the antec P182 case?

OK, well looks like it's make you're mind up time! Thanks for all your help, I think I can make a properly informed decision now.

Cheers.

Apart from the diffence in processing, I'm wondering whether the gigabyte board is likely to be noisier or less energy efficient (asus make a lot of attractive claims about being reducing fan speed when idle - does the gigabyte board compare?) There is a hell of a difference between the prices of as...

Fantastic!!

Thanks for the summary, this perfect for me, I shall look closely. It seems as you say that it is a big jump for that bit of extra processing, but temptation is a sucker...

Decisions decisions...

Oh, OK, that makes sense. Something like this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142898 (I should be alright with OEM if I'm buying my own fan right?) or this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143412 All of the Intel Core2 chips are Socket 775 from what I can see, so none of this affects my choice of mobo,...

Aha! Sorry, PATA didn't register with me :oops: So I can run my IDE hard drive and IDE DVD drive from this (slave/master) So the AMD 780G platform would be cheaper, plus I wouldn't have to buy additional graphics, but it would have slightly lower CPU performance. Are there any other disadvantages? W...

Thanks for your thoughts. I use my computer professionally, and am normally running at least half a dozen applications or more at a time, so mutlitasking performance is very important. I sometimes do video editing and rendering work, so a quick cpu would be nice, and whilst I say that I don't have a...

wow great! Thanks for the info. As for a motherboard with energy saving, try the ASUS P5E I've just twigged that the 3 in the asus product codes relates to the DDR version - dd-durr... So does this mean that the P5E has the same energy efficiency as the P5E3? Should I be considering the P5E WS profe...

Hi, I'm trying to upgrade my system to make it quieter and more efficient. I need to leave it on permanently to run backups and allow remote access, so I'm after a green silent machine. I can't afford to spend the earth, so I was hoping to upgrade as little as possible at this time (although this is...