cpu mobo and ram. spec me please.

johnno · 12 Nov 2006 at 15:22

hi there people i have abotu 500 quid to spend and i wanna get some new ram a motherboard and a new cpu. i have allready decided on the 6300 now what mobo and ram would be the best for overclocking this chip. i want the best chance possible to get it to 3ghz. also i want 2gb of ram

GazD · 12 Nov 2006 at 15:42

johnno said:
hi there people i have abotu 500 quid to spend and i wanna get some new ram a motherboard and a new cpu. i have allready decided on the 6300 now what mobo and ram would be the best for overclocking this chip. i want the best chance possible to get it to 3ghz. also i want 2gb of ram

For £500 you could get a e6600 2gb bundle witha mobo

johnno · 12 Nov 2006 at 16:33

weres that from mate?

phoo · 12 Nov 2006 at 16:53

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Intel_LGA775_Bundles.html

third one down, although if you can spare a bit more (30 pounds) the one just under that has better RAM for overclocking.

johnno · 12 Nov 2006 at 17:02

ok thats great think i will go for one of the budles. i am wondering will one of the core 2 duo rogs give more fps in cs source. i ahev a x1800xt and am getting about 100-120fps at the moment

phoo · 12 Nov 2006 at 18:05

The short answer is yes.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu/charts.html?modelx=33&model1=430&model2=464&chart=167

this isnt CS but Unreal Tournament has a similar amount of CPU requirement if not a little bit more