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E5200 question...

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Putting together a cheapish/overclocked gaming rig for my girlfriend, we play WoW together... :)

Now I can get a E5200 for 38 pounds.

If I pair it with a 4850 / 4870 on 1680x1050, would that be enough if I overclock it to let's say 3.0Ghz/3.2 ?

Or would a E6xxx series second hand be better for that? I think the E5200 would be fine right? I had a E2160 @ 3.2 and that was fine... Any thoughts?

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with an E5200 and a 4850 that would run wow fine, doubt you would even need to overclock to be honest with you, though that's not a good enough reason not too :D why you would want to play WoW though..........:p
 
Thanks for you reply! Think I'll go for it then, it's a nice price 38 pounds, shipping included.

.... we both play WoW so it's nice if she has her own desktop next to mine, she now plays on her 17" laptop with a geforce7300, turion x2 52 and 1gb ram, so I'm sitting there on my 26" 1900x1200 with 99999 frames per second and she is stuttering along like a dia show :D anyway it's not only for WoW... ;)
 
Vir said:
Thanks for you reply! Think I'll go for it then, it's a nice price 38 pounds, shipping included.

.... we both play WoW so it's nice if she has her own desktop next to mine, she now plays on her 17" laptop with a geforce7300, turion x2 52 and 1gb ram, so I'm sitting there on my 26" 1900x1200 with 99999 frames per second and she is stuttering along like a dia show :D anyway it's not only for WoW... ;)
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Hehe, funny really, me and my Gf do something similar on DDO :D

Her PC even has the same processor as above. These E5200s overclock really easily, I found 3.33Ghz a very nice sweet spot.
 
Arthalen said:
Hehe, funny really, me and my Gf do something similar on DDO :D

Her PC even has the same processor as above. These E5200s overclock really easily, I found 3.33Ghz a very nice sweet spot.
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Hahah, weird :D Looking good then the E5200! 3.33Ghz is a nice overclock I'd say for the chip. Thanks for your reply!

I don't know what DDO is but it's really nice to have a girlfriend that likes games as much as you do and doesn't start whining the minute you turn on a computer ;) (speaks from experience...)
 
BigBruiserAl said:
Is that New Inc VAT...i searched the net for a while and cant seem to find one for that price inc vat?
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I got it from the bay... Hong Kong and they have been pulled from desktops and are used. So I hope all will go well but the seller seems good and I'm using paypal so should be alright :)
 
You should, hopefully, be able to hit 3.2/3.3Ghz using stock voltages - they really are very generous chips.

If you want to go a bit higher; 3.5/3.6Ghz is easily attainanble but usually with a bit more tweaking. If you do a search on the overclocking forum you should find quite a few threads/guides related to clocking the e5200.

I've got my 3.5GHz settings listed somewhere on the 'memory forum' - but it should only be used as a general guide as all systems are different and may require diffferent settings/voltages - but it will give you an idea.
 
Vir said:
Hahah, weird :D Looking good then the E5200! 3.33Ghz is a nice overclock I'd say for the chip. Thanks for your reply!

I don't know what DDO is but it's really nice to have a girlfriend that likes games as much as you do and doesn't start whining the minute you turn on a computer ;) (speaks from experience...)
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DDO = Dungeons & Dragons Online (http://ddo-europe.com)

Not really a case of she likes games, but one day I sat her down and made her play it, and it hooked her instantly :)

Since her PC rebuild recently, due to a borked motherboard, and that we have little to no money recently, we've not picked up DDO again. I'm a bit phased out on the whole fantasy settings of MMOs, after playing Mass Effect I'm looking at SW:TOR and maybe Jumpgate:Evolution as my next games.

Back on topic, these E5200s really are easy to overclock. Just watch out for undervolting from the motherboard, something cheaper motherboards are very guilty of.
 
Not sure what stepping mine is but 3.7GHz with a slight increase on volts on a Gigabyte 965P-DS3, which is not exactly state of the art. Performance wise it plays Armed Assault 2 smoothly on medium settings (FarCry2 all high) and that game is hard on systems.

Oh, and AC7 for cooling.

cjph
 
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