Intels E8500

[liverlips101]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I guess I thought there would be a penalty with 4x2GB vs 4x1GB.

Thanks also for the advice on the ReaperX, I was actually considering the non-X version of Reaper HPC memory, which seems to have a more friendly heat-sink form-factor for this task. What say you?

[liverlips101]

Whoops, wrong title on that particular image...the 9200 isnt available in 2GB sticks. I meant the 8500. Same heatsink design, naturally.

[kris23]

those should work.

[MooN*FiRE]

I also want to get a E8500. I am still debating if I want to get a 775 slot. The whole ideal behind pins on the motherboard for a cpu, makes me siver in fear and agony thinking if the pins get bent I am screwed. Is installing this kind of CPU really that difficult or am I just psyching myself out? I want to build a new computer.
The things holding me back is what motherbord I really want and the CPU like I said.
I was thinking of getting a AMD mobo and CPU for the purpose of bypassing the whole 775 intel ideal. I think it was a very bad thing for the pins to be on the motherboard. I liked it better when they were on the CPU. If you messed up, you only had to replace the CPU and not the whole motherboard.

[thenewguy001]

I don't think you can bend the pins unless you are extremely clumsy with it before you put it in the cpu slot, like drop or smash it. In my experience the pins are really solid, and they slide right into the cpu slot just under the weight of gravity alone. There's no fiddling and tight squeezes like installing expansion cards and dimms.

[MooN*FiRE]

Hmm interesting.. thanks for the info.