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To test the i5 660 and DH57JG we will be using a SilverStone NT07-1156 cooler which we feel is appropriate for a Mini-ITX setup. It may not have the cooling ability of larger coolers but due to the limited overclocking ability of this board, this won't be an issue.
Motherboard: Intel Dh57JG Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i5 660 3.33GHz
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR3
PSU: Corsair TX650W
Chassis: In Win Dragon Slayer
Graphics Card: Sapphire 5850 TOXIC
Cooler: SilverStone NT07-1156
Thermal Paste: Arctic Cooling MX-3
Hard Drive: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB (7200rpm)
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Really good review, I like these systems and it is always great to see coverage. CPU is good for the price too. Not sure I agree it would need to be core i3, core i5 performance is very strong for the clocks.
weird design if there is no CMOS clearance switch ?
I need a media system like this, my PC noise levels are rubbish for media 🙁
What is that cooler like? a reference intel cooler ?
Nice little system that. Would probably use a different chassis tho
Sounds like the perfect board for me, on my to buy list.
The zotac board seems a better deal than this one as the overclocking options are better.
If they allow for overclocking but give no way to rescue it, what is the point of that? if it locks out how do you get back to normal.
Are you sure the board cant overclock? what is the point of giving bios options if they dont allow voltage increases or ways to get it back to default speeds? isnt that a recipe for a disaster?