new mobo and CPU - possibly RAM

Hello all,

looking for some hardware advice.

Basically, I have the system in my sig below.

I've been tempted for a while to take the plunge and go C2D, perhaps the 4300.

My PC has been acting up recently, random resets, "DISK BOOT FAILURE" error message at startup, etc....

thinking about punting my mobo and CPU on ebay and getting new ones. Also, I'm doing some election counting tomorrow night/friday and should make about £200 out of it.

Fist of all, would my RAM work ok with an Intel 4300 C2D and something like a P5B Wife Deluxe.

If not, someone mentioned Micro Direct were going a good deal on Geil DDR2 6400 RAM... here. Your thoughts?

Ebuyer:
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.86ghz Socket 775 FSB800 2MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor 121407 328 in stock £63.78 £63.78
Asus P5B Deluxe WIFI Socket 775 Core 2 Duo P965 FSB1066 DDR2 SATA Audio ATX 116481 213 in stock £96.90 £96.90
(plus tenner off with google checkout)
Cart Total: £150.68

Scan:
mobo 72.60
cpu 115.61
deliver - free
total: 188.21

Micro-Direct:

mobo: £115.09
E4400 (no E4300)
total £207.69

If its the ram in your sig, no it wont work, you need a minimum of pc2-4300 DDR2.

CPU and mobo are fine, although I havent heard of the wife model :D

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Originally Posted by dannyboy83

P5B Wife Deluxe.

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D'oh - good spot mate! :innocent:

OK, I'll look at RAM too, the microdirect stuff seems pretty reasonable.

On ebuyer a few days ago there was 2GB of Corsair XMS2 667 for £47.17 delivered using google checkout. Someone in the thread said ebuyer were getting some more later this week so keep your eyes peeled :P

Also Aria are doing some Patriot Ram 667 for £58.00

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...roductId=26801

if you use a 945 chipset motherboard i thing that you can use DDR ram...

not sure though...

was thinking of getting these:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=116481

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=116755

Both using the Google checkout to get a tenner off, and both have free shipping.

Just bought the E4300 from ebuyer with free shipping and tenner off on weekend.

Any comments? Wise move or any bad experiences?