help with components

[ZERO]

Hi, starting my first project and need help with some components, i want to use a dual core cpu and not spend hundreds on it, i have seen the intel pentium D's but am unsure if they are any good, only used amd in the past

here is a list of components i picked out

Intel Pentium D 915 £59.31
Foxconn 945G7MD £59.09
Corsair Value Select 1gb(2x512mb)PC5400 £48.81


So my questions are will these components work together, are the pentium D's any good, and could i great better for my money.

Thanks in advice

[Nick F]

What's your actual budget?

[DecomposingStar]

A) don't buy pentium D's, they are mid-way technology that is already more redundant than the old P4's.
B) don't buy foxconn. I can't stress enough how crap my mobo is.
C) try get 1 single stick of 1gb instead of 2x 512's. This will allow more expansion in the future. Corsair is a good choice, never go for unbranded or cheap crap.

What about this;

LN15047
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300, Socket 775, 1.86 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, Retail £94.75 £111.33
LN15028
Asus P5B i965, S775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX £63.49 £74.60
LN11094
1Gb Corsair Value Select, DDR2 PC5300 (667), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15 £39.95 £46.94

Total= 232.87 + shipping at about £10.


This will literally last you ages.


(all prices and products from www.scan.co.uk)

[ZERO]

my budget is about £200 might press to £250, also i want to use a micro atx motherboard, is there any good ones i could use for gaming and overclocking.

[DecomposingStar]

my budget is about £200 might press to £250, also i want to use a micro atx motherboard, is there any good ones i could use for gaming and overclocking.

I probably wouldnt do microATX... But there is a P5B micro atx board available. It's not got much room on it but its still a decent board.

[ZERO]

yeh micro atx might not be the best way to go, i might just use parts i have for my project, and use the the money to fund a new gaming rig. thanks all for your help

[ZERO]

another question, i have been looking up the core 2 duos and found out the clock frequency multiplier on the e6300 is locked, will i still be able to get a good overclock out of it, or would spending the extra money and getting a e6400 be a better move.

[DecomposingStar]

another question, i have been looking up the core 2 duos and found out the clock frequency multiplier on the e6300 is locked, will i still be able to get a good overclock out of it, or would spending the extra money and getting a e6400 be a better move.

No, it doesnt make a difference really. I'm pretty sure my E6400 is locked aswell.You'll still get a good performance out of the E6300, as long as you have a good mobo.

[ZERO]

ok back again, i have just seen the

Abit I90HD Fatal1ty
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=548096

Which has made me rethink again, im now thinking E6300, 1gb corsair twinx xms2 and the mobo above and put it in my sg01, what you guys think.

[DecomposingStar]

ok back again, i have just seen the

Abit I90HD Fatal1ty
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=548096

Which has made me rethink again, im now thinking E6300, 1gb corsair twinx xms2 and the mobo above and put it in my sg01, what you guys think.

Nah, stick with a P5B variant, and get a E4300 instead of the 6300.