Currently I have a tower pc running win7 ultimate 64bit with an nvidia 680i sli motherboard, 4gb memory (pc2-6400@400mhz x2) and an intel q6600 processor with 775 lga socket.
my pc is getting a bit tired and world weary compared to current specs out there and im after experienced persons pov on what effective upgrades i could do.
most importantly i had-had a water cooler but that went wrong and my techy friend put another cooler on the cpu. problem is... its really loud and i use my pc as a media centre mostly... lately its froze a few times and had a few blue screens. the pc is also notably slower as my techy friend said he had to underclock the processor because of the new/cheapy cooler. none of this is surprising and he said if this was the case it'd need a better cooler and was maybe worth doing a few other little upgrades at the same time.
so given the spec ive listed, what cpu coolers would DW users recommend for me? also im open to other upgrade suggestions, yet the cooler remains a priority. admittedly I haven't much a clue of what im doing.
ps my techy friend will fit it for me eventually but its almost impossible to get advice out of him with him being busy working in the computer trade, once i have my pc and cooler and any other upgrades in front of him, he'll gladly get to work on installing these parts for me.
thanks
my pc is getting a bit tired and world weary compared to current specs out there and im after experienced persons pov on what effective upgrades i could do.
most importantly i had-had a water cooler but that went wrong and my techy friend put another cooler on the cpu. problem is... its really loud and i use my pc as a media centre mostly... lately its froze a few times and had a few blue screens. the pc is also notably slower as my techy friend said he had to underclock the processor because of the new/cheapy cooler. none of this is surprising and he said if this was the case it'd need a better cooler and was maybe worth doing a few other little upgrades at the same time.
so given the spec ive listed, what cpu coolers would DW users recommend for me? also im open to other upgrade suggestions, yet the cooler remains a priority. admittedly I haven't much a clue of what im doing.
ps my techy friend will fit it for me eventually but its almost impossible to get advice out of him with him being busy working in the computer trade, once i have my pc and cooler and any other upgrades in front of him, he'll gladly get to work on installing these parts for me.
thanks