bargian cpu

azamc · 3 Jun 2009 at 09:19

hi,

im looking to build a cheap, but quick pc, based around a good proccessor and 4 gig ram. what processor would you suggest which is worth the best value in terms of overclocking

thanks

gurusan · 3 Jun 2009 at 09:22

The ram is a 6gb kit, keep the third on the side as backup...

The other option is to pick up a used 775 setup from auctions and the MM.

Mobo p45 chipset based, decent ddr2, and something like an E8400 or E7200

siumatfung · 3 Jun 2009 at 12:09

u cant use triple channel RAM on AMD boards!!! and unliocking 2 cores very unlikley

hawker1986 · 3 Jun 2009 at 12:18

E5200, Gigabyte P31-ES3G, 4GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM. Total cost sub £150 if you shop around and the exact same spec on my cousins PC running happily at 3.75Ghz 1.351v

Hawker

siumatfung · 3 Jun 2009 at 12:26

reflux · 3 Jun 2009 at 12:28

siumatfung said:
u cant use triple channel RAM on AMD boards!!! and unliocking 2 cores very unlikley

Yes you can, triple channel is the same RAM as dual channel, just in triplets instead of pairs.

azamc · 3 Jun 2009 at 14:15

hawker1986 said:
E5200, Gigabyte P31-ES3G, 4GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM. Total cost sub £150 if you shop around and the exact same spec on my cousins PC running happily at 3.75Ghz 1.351v

Hawker

i like this. is the all new?

gurusan · 3 Jun 2009 at 14:20

siumatfung said:
u cant use triple channel RAM on AMD boards!!!

yes you can

hawker1986 · 3 Jun 2009 at 14:40

azamc said:
i like this. is the all new?

Yeah you can get all that new for that price, just not here.

Hawker

Ducky Spud · 3 Jun 2009 at 14:57

I was going to suggest the E5200. Can overclock very nicely to around 3.7GHz which is great for the money.

Also, a few months back Custom PC mag showed it as the best bang for buck CPU you can buy, it really is a pretty good CPU