Originally Posted by
therealjohnpeat
As nice as that memory is for the price - am I right in thinking that RAM faster than 1333/1600 is really only required if you're planning to overclock everything to the bitter-end?
With a £200 budget, saving money on the RAM and (initially, at least) skipping an aftermarket cooler means I get a better board and CPU to build-on later.
OCing is not really on my radar unless it's a no-brainer anyway - I want this system to run quiet/low-maintenance and I can't be bothered with faffing around testing overclocks and dealing with bluescreens - if I do any OCing, it will be S&S and moderate.
I'm currently looking at
ASROCK 970 Extreme 3 mobo (I've had a few Asrocks, they've been good and this board comes well recommended) - £66
FX-6300 - £105
8Gb Corsair RAM - £32
That's the budget blown - esp when postage is factored-in. A 4300 would save me £15 I could throw at the memory but I think the 6300 is a better home for the money than the memory?
That's the thing with budgets - if you don't stick to them, you start to leak in extras everywhere...
Later I can throw in a new case (for better cooling), an aftermarket cooler, and SSD and so on - only downside here is that the 5670 will instantly become my weak link and the budget for anything better is nowhere in sight.
Hey ho