Vista - Advice on mobo upgrade?

it should. Google it. but most coolers that say they fit socket 775 should fit on almost all boards.

Hi Folks, Got my "new" rig and it's enormous. The Cosmos S looks huge compared to my previous Thermaltake Tsunami. I have injured my back carrying it up 3 flights of stairs and it's got so many fans it sounds like a helicopter landing.
Serously though, it is very noisy in comparison for anyone thinking of getting one. I suspect the guy who performed the operation used a cheap fan on the rear and I might swap that out for a quieter one at some point.
Looks are a matter of taste but it is really big and machine like against the subtle curves of the Tsunami.
Thing is it runs very cool and the P5Q Pro is handling everything well so I'm happy. Next thing I'd like to try a moderate overclock on my Q6600- say about 3.0 or 3.2 Ghz.
Can anyone point me at a a good post with instructions for this?
I'll post a pic when I get round to taking one. Right now I'm in awe of it's sheer size.
Best wishes, John

ps. Gunther, the LG GCC reader/drive works really well. I've been able to buy some cheap HD DVD movies from Amazon and they look fantastic also it burns CDs and DVDs very fast. J

Hi, johnwillyums, Take alook at this post if you haven't already. There is a link to a great o/c how-to that you should read.How to overclock my P5W-DH Deluxe

Hi NormCameron,
Thanks very much for that. It looks like just what I need. I'm working long hours this week so will probably give it a try this weekend. I'm hoping for just a modest OC on my Q6600 to about 3.0Ghz and from what I read that seems to be quite stable etc.
Thanks and best wishes, john

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3.0ghz is great. Thats my thoughts. I did run into overheating problems with standard cooling. Not melt -the-solder stuff, but just hotter than I was comfortable with. You'll definitely need to do something with your CPU cooler.

Hello again NormCameron. I've got this Thermaltake Golden Orb on the CPU and the Cosmos S has a 200mm fan on the side plus 4 120mm dotted around. I keep expecting it to take off and float around the room. Should be enough shouldn't it?
Cheers, J

You so right. Shouldn't tell a pro how to suck eggs. Can't help old habits. Please keep me updated. I'm still to get serious and would like to follow your progress.

Hardly a pro mate. Just squeezing my credit card before the capitalist armageddon renders it a piece of pointless plastic in my pocket.

Hi Folks.
Well I'm very pleased with my P5Q Pro and have now managed an overclock to just over 3.0Ghz on my Q6600.
All seems well but I'm worried about my temps. Core Temp tells me I'm idling at 50c and I've just been browsing and emailing for about an hour and a half and I'm running in the high 60s.
Yesterday I played Crysis Warhead for about 45 minutes and was at around 78-80c on all 4 cores.
This is obviously too high. I was hoping my Thermaltake Golden Orb would handle but it appears not unless it's been remounted incorrectly.
I've looked at the Tuniq Tower and a couple of Asus coolers plus this Xigmatek fan/water hybrid thing and either the Asus Silent Square Evo or the Tuniq Tower look favourite.
I think I need to act fast or drop the OC. Any advice/suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks and best wishes, John

Guntherc is your man. My advice, for the short term is drop the OC quick. Those temps are way over the top and if your like me, the cost of not doing so would pretty well kill my budget. I found much the same with my OC. (Q6600). I used an Asus Lion Square cooler that just wouldn't do it, despite all it's specs, and the reviews. I think the Q6600 is a HOT little beastie and needs some fairly sophisticated stuff to cool it. Thats why I think you need to talk to Cory. He has the know-how.