I imagine they run comparably, but the Dark Rock 4 matches my mostly black with some white build better. I have them both up in tabs and am trying to decide. It's between the Hyper 212 Evo and the be quiet! Dark Rock 4. I've never overclocked before, so that will be a journey in it of itself. I'm upgrading the CPU cooler from the stock cooler so I can take advantage of my i5-7500K (I can't find the K anywhere, but I'm 99% sure it is) and actually overclock the thing so I can actually get 60fps on Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Tl dr: Buy a refurbished/pre-owned QX9650, get new thermal paste or a new cpu fan, find out what the speed and timings are of your current ram and then try and match that when you add more (or just buy a new/pre-owned set of 2x4gb DDR2 1066MHz ram). Then you can add more.~~ Your board supports up to 1066MHz DDR2.Īlso, ~~while you're finding out whether you have ddr2 or 3~~ try and find out which dual core CPU you have, and your current graphics card. ~~If you want more RAM, you'll have to find out if you're currently using DDR2 or DDR3 RAM, documentation on P43 boards is really weak I'm having a tough time figuring out what your board supports (conflicting information all over the place).
#AMD 8350 COOLER MASTER 212 EVO INSTALL INSTALL#
Or if you think you might get a CPU with a fan already included (such as the non-k variant Intel processors, or the non-x AMD AM4 Ryzen processors), you can simply buy new thermal paste and re-apply it when you install your upgraded LGA 775 processor. For example, the CM Hyper 212 EVO ( $38 Amazon, also available w/ $10 Mail-in rebate on Newegg but +$6 shipping) is compatible with the LGA 775 chipset, but will also be compatible with all modern motherboards (LGA2011 & AM4 with an extra bracket) for when you do your full upgrade in the future. You'll probably also want either a new cooler, or at the very least new thermal paste for your upgraded LGA 775 processor (the old stuff on it will be rock hard and unusable). I would highly recommend the QX9650 over the Q6600 at that price (far better performance, don't even consider the Q6600 if you can get the QX9650).
#AMD 8350 COOLER MASTER 212 EVO INSTALL MANUAL#
~~Actually, I think the Core 2 Extreme processors may not be compatible with your motherboard, I'll leave that in there until I know otherwise (Core 2 Quad Q6600 would definitely work).~~ It should work, the ASUS P5QL manual states that it does (page 28). Or you can pick up a Q6600 for a slightly lower cost. Here is a modified QX9650, which seems like a great upgrade over what you've got. Fortunately, you can upgrade to another LGA 775 compatible chip for a modest cost. You could, but your bottleneck is without a doubt your CPU.