One problem with consumer desktops is that they typically only come with two DIMM slots. This becomes a problem as the PC ages because one way to extend the life of a PC is to add RAM. With only two DIMM slots you are not only limited in the total amount of RAM you can install but you must also...
After a half-dozen processor/heatsink swaps my tower heatsink would no longer stay anchored to my LGA775 motherboard. I guess with the combination of wear on the plastic pins and flexing on the motheboard the weight of the heatsink would pull it ever so slightly away from the chip. After after...
I have the same case and have a love/hate relationship with it. Reliable, functional case that will keep your system cool. But it is intolerably noisy at stock fan speeds. Once I undervolted the fans using the ASUS motherboard EPU-4 power saving app the fan noise was barely audible.
I normally upgrade every 4 years so I should be upgrading in the fall. But with my Q8400/8GB DDR2 running so smoothly I doubt that it will happen. Most likely I'll just get an SSD to satisfy the upgrade itch. Not knocking SB processors, the 2500K looks like a good value. Just not sucking wind...
One other question you may want to ask yourself is:
"What will I do with this board when I upgrade again and I'm done with it?"
I generally pass my older builds on to friends and family members. Most of the time the boards go into their existing computer case. Invariably these cases are...
I'll wait another year.Instead I will upgrade my E2180 to a Q8400/Q9400 early this year. For my P35/E8400 system I'll slap in an SSD later in the year.
I have a GA-P35-DS3R board and I recently had the same problem after upgrading my video card. I Googled it and it appears that a fair number of people experienced this issue with Gigabyte P35/P45 boards. In my case it was probably the swapping around of my SATA cables to make room for the new...
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