Best Overclocker...on a budget.

[stedders]

Guys,

What's the best CPU/Mobo/RAM combo for overclocking at around £250?

Have everything else....current Graphics card is an NVidia PCI-E, RAID not needed.

Cheers
Stedders

 

[Cob]

E8400 - 110
ASUS P5Q - 76
4gb OCZ PC2-8500 Platinium - 65


Comes to 251 quid plus p&p.

Actually that's a fricking awesome set-up for any budget.

 

[MiNxYyY]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...cer PC2-8500C5 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle

i doubt you will get a better bundle for £250

 

[stedders]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...cer PC2-8500C5 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle

i doubt you will get a better bundle for £250

I think I've been sold by the funny man at the table.

Cheers!

 

[Big.Wayne]

Haha you would be mad not to take Cob's spec, much better for the money!

 

[rjk]

cob specced it right

plus you can chose between the cpu he specced or a q6600 for the money depending on your usage requirements

 

[JimAroo]

^ Agreed.

 

[Cob]

Well tbh the IP35 Pro probably goes better with the quad than the P5Q, despite being P35 based.

But I wouldn't touch 2x2gb Ballistix with a barge pole.

 

[1kiwi]

P5Q clocks better dosn;t it?

 

[easyrider]

E8400 - 110
ASUS P5Q - 76
4gb OCZ PC2-8500 Platinium - 65


Comes to 251 quid plus p&p.

Actually that's a fricking awesome set-up for any budget.

Nice spec but you should really change that 8400 for a Q6600.

3.6 ghz quad over a 4ghz dual anyday fo the week.

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

£117.49 inc VAT


7 quid for two extra cores

 

[matt100]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...cer PC2-8500C5 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle

i doubt you will get a better bundle for £250

but there's literally no saving?

I'd probably have a G0 Q6600, P5K premium and 4GB of the OCZ 8500 or Gskill 8000. Thats about £270s worth.

 

[1kiwi]

but there's literally no saving?

I'd probably have a G0 Q6600, P5K premium and 4GB of the OCZ 8500 or Gskill 8000. Thats about £270s worth.

Swap the Gskill for Geil ULL and you have the ultimate. Mine does 900Mhz 4-4-4-12 np.

 

[Ice Tea]

Intel Celeron E1200

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-194-IN

 

[matt100]

Swap the Gskill for Geil ULL and you have the ultimate. Mine does 900Mhz 4-4-4-12 np.

I would have thought over 1ghz 5-5-5-15 was better?

 

[Bizarre]

The ocuk bundle only includes 2x1GB.

Personally I'd of went with Cob's choice, for an extra £7 you can change the E8400 for a Q6600, which would still come in a couple of quid cheaper than the ocuk bundle.

 

[Hades]

Nowadays I wouldn't go for a bundle that had 2x1gb.

 

[Big.Wayne]

"7 quid for two extra cores"

That would be two extra Old-Tech cores that run slower and guzzle more wattage, especially when overclocked!

At a push a second-hand Kentsfield may be a viable option for some performing a lot of predictive tasks but for most users a Wolfdale is gonna be a smart purchase.

It certainly isn't a no-brainer though, needs a bit of grey-matter-muscle to make that choice!

 

[1kiwi]

I would have thought over 1ghz 5-5-5-15 was better?

I run at 1:1 though. Doubt he would get 8*500 out of it.

 

[slimsymeat]

Wolfdale

 

[stedders]

Firstly - thanks for all the info and advice guys, spending a few days on these boards has quicky brought me up to speed on the current trends.

My budget has just been finalised and I am now looking at the following...thoughts/critique welcomed.

Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCUK: 76.36
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
OCUK: 110.44
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB24GB8500C5DC)
OCUK: 82.24

Yes...it's Cob's build with different RAM, cheers man!

Cheers again
Stedders