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E4300 with this setup?

Nymins

Nymins

Nymins

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I just got my DS3 and 2GB PC6400 Patriot ram. I have being eyeing up the E4300 for ages now cause its very easy to overclock with cheaper ram. However, since the ram is clocked at 800mhz, can i run it not in a 1:1 ratio but still keep the system stable and fast? I would need to get it up to 3.6GHz to get a 1:1 and i find that pretty unachievable with a stock cooler. I think 3GHz will be my max on stock cooler until i get something better.

The E4300 is very cheap at the minute, and i dont think the E4400 will help my case at all. Note that i am on a tight budget and the E4300 fits it pretty well. The E6300 is not available on OcUK either and the rest are out of my budget.

Any comments are appreciated


- Nymins
 
The E4300 is extremely tempting. Very nice clock you got there on the S3. MY DS3 should hopefully get the near to or the same on stock. I have found one for ~£84 including postage to Northern Ireland.
 
Sorry for the double post, but the E6320 is about £22 dearer than the E4300. Is it a better buy cause of the higher cache? And will it be a bit more future proof than the E4300? It will get me to 2.8GHz whilst keeping a 1:1 ratio. Or should i just go with the E4300 and achieve a higher clock without pushing my ram too much?
 
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Sorry forgot to post back here. The E4300 is performing very well with the DS3 and 2GB PC6400 ram. The ram and fsb are not in sync so that i can run the ram at stock. Its at 2.7GHz at the minute, but i could go a lot higher but im only on stock cooling.

The only main reason i got the E4300 over the E6320 is cause the place i got it from had it at a very low price compared to the E6320. About £50 difference, may not seem much but i was on a tight budget. Would highly recommend the E4300 for some who is on a budget and wants to OC.
 
Yea i have the multiplier set to 2.66x (i think) so the ram is running at stock speed and the fsb stays the same.
 
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