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1.8 conroe or 2.13 allendale?

Simonnn

Simonnn

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Hi, im building a computer for the first time, the spec i was first suggested used a 1.8 conroe but ive not got a little extra to stretch to the 2.13 allendale. Ill be using the computer for a lot of 3d design work as well as games, is the 2.13 actually better? from what ive been reading more people seem to talk about the conroe

Thankyou
 
They are both Allendale. 2MB cache Core 2 chips are Allendale and 4 MB are conroe. Pretty even really. If you want to clock, then you might as well get the 2.13 as it has a higher multi meaning less expensive RAM/motherboard.

Allendale - 1.86Ghz, 2.13Ghz 2MB cache
Conroe - 2.4ghz, 2.66ghz, 2.93ghz 4MB cache.
 
erm 1.83 is also an allendale

do you mean the 6300 or the 6400?

if so i have the 6400 2.13 allendale and its clocked upto 3.35ghz and runing sweet.
 
Oh right sorry, this is the first time I've built a computer and have been out the loop for a while, the processor im going for is the

Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN)

and

Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-011-IN)

if that seems right
 
The Intels are on pre-order so you might have to wait awhile for your order. If not we can suggest some other alternative boards.
 
if you're going for an Allendale based chip, go for a DS3/DS4 mobo, they seem a better choice, especially if you are going to have a go at overclocking. :)
 
Tigjaw said:
DS3 motherboard is good but there's problems with 6400 RAM but 6400 HZ (gskill) does work.
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I might be wrong here, but doesn't it need to be set up with el cheapo DDR2 to get into the bios and reset the dram timings first, otherwise the mobo won't boot with the gskill?
I've also heard this prob might have cured with a bios update, version F3 I think.

I'm getting the DS3 mobo meself shortly with a 6300, but I've just ordered 2 x 1gig Geil DDR2 PC6400 low latency memory. I dunno if its any better or worse than the Gskill, but I've used geil in the past and not had one problem with any of it at all, so heres hoping. :)
 
the ram im getting is the

MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£109.95 £109.95

would I be better of going with the ds4 then?
 
rangor gubbins said:
i thought the same, until i saw this: conroe
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That is NOT a Conroe chip. Well it is, but it is a 2Mb Allendale. Its Conroe with 2Mb cache disabled and maybe the lowest speedbinned chips.


Atleast with 4Mb you have slightly higher chances of getting a good one :(
 
Concorde Rules said:
Atleast with 4Mb you have slightly higher chances of getting a good one :(
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Most of the current posts on here seem to suggest the opposite. 63/6400's seem to be getting very good o/c's. :)
 
pieman109 said:
I might be wrong here, but doesn't it need to be set up with el cheapo DDR2 to get into the bios and reset the dram timings first, otherwise the mobo won't boot with the gskill?
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depends entierly on the ram. my HZ kit worked fine from the start. its more to do with the default ram voltage being 1.8V.
EDIT: a lot of the higher level memory is designed to work at 2.1V, hence the problem. the HZ works fine at 1.8, but is better for OCing at 2.1
 
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