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Hi, i'm about to upgrade my s939 system to core 2 duo
I just woundered if there was anyhing in the spec that should be improved
Budget is about £200
I'm keeping my current gfx card a 6800gt until a good mid range dx10 card comes out
Spec's are
E4300
Gigabyte GA 965P-S3
2Gb (2X1Gb) Corsair Value Select, DDR2 PC5300 (667) CAS 5-5-5-15
Any improvements I should make?
Nope, looks good for the money.
I would absolutely go for it.
I assume the 6800GT is PCI-E? Do you have a good CPU Heatsink/Fan?
If you buy from eBuyer, you'll get the CPU & memory for £10 less each using GC (make separate orders), & free delivery for both at the moment.
As you're probably eligible for their free delivery, Scan for the GA 965P-S3 (unavailable at eBuyer). And if required, get a better cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro ~£12, while you're there.
Total: ~186 incl delivery. G
is it woth getting a freezer 7 if I'm ocing it?
Yes it's a pcie 6800 gt but it'l do above ultra clocks
Yes, & you cannot go wrong for only £12.Quote:
Originally Posted by user1453
Of course, there are better coolers out there, but the Arctic 7 is one of the best for people on a budget. G
would I be better off spending an extra £30 for the e4300?
plus I would be getting
Crucial 2GB kit (1GBx2) DDR2 PC2-5300 CL=5 UNBUFFERED NON-ECC DDR2-667 1.8V
from ebuyer, they are out of cheap corsair
You probably mean a E6300? I'm not sure, but if you go for the better CPU you'll be slightly better off with a E6320 (double the L2 cache) - it's only £1-2 more than the former. GQuote:
Originally Posted by user1453
meant 4400 sorry
If it falls within your budget, why not? And you probably meant £13 more :), G
E4400 has a multiplier of 10, so should be even easier to overclock ;)
Apparently the Gigabyte GA 965P-DS3P (link is for the cheapest I could find in stock) may be the better overclocker - read these:
http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=107003
http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=106279
Only trouble is that it'll take it over your budget. G
In reviews, the 965p-s3 has reached 500mhz base clock, this is more than I would need wit a 4400, you'd only need base clock that high with a low cpu multipler