MoeCis

thanks for the tip, but a watercooler wouldnt really fit in my set budget i guess....besides im completely lost on "watercooler turf" so to say okay, thanks for the tips, i will keep that in mind ive already lapped the cpu, so at least that has a super even surface right now, i hope that will help

Wow, thank you so much for your fast reply, you're awesome!

Hey y'all I've been trying to build a "Scrapyard PC" that is capable of gaming at a reasonable amount and im hitting some problems right now... so i've started with an Asus ASRock G43Twins FullHD motherboard that i acquired for free so i thought i build up something around that and went for a Q9550 for CPU, a GTX 660, 8gb 1333mhz ram and a 550w Ultron Silent Force as PSU, thats what ive got so far...aside from a crappy old case that im going to refurbish with a nice paintjob now the problem(s): i want to overclock the cpu but i have absolutely no idea what air cooler i should get for that matter...im eyeing an Xigmatek S1284 Achilles right now, but i have absolutely no idea if thats enough to keep the cpu cool...thats my main concern right now^^ side questions would be concerning the ram with 1333mhz as the board only supports 1066mhz but i guess i can dial it back down in bios but would i gain anything from that? guess not, but would it even be harmfull in any way? last and little question is, if the PSU with 550w is enough thats it, i would be thankfull for any help ps.: sorry for any misspelling, im german so...me no native english tounge, but i guess it will do