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E6300 OK for gaming rig?

MolDog

MolDog

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Hi

I'm building a gaming rig for someone at work and was wondering if the E6300 at stock clocks would be a good processor to go for? I've been looking aroung the web but so far can only find benchmark results from overclocked systems.

The guy I'm building it for isn't going to want anything Overclocked as he is not very knowledgable about it and is mainly getting it for his kids for gaming, but he does want something that will last a few years before he has to replace it.
 
Cheers for the reply will probably go for one of those then.

Any idea *** the best Chipset is to use with it? Im gusessing RD600 or Nforce680, but not sure. Used to AMD systems so am a bit stuck.
 
So those offer better performance then the RD600 and Nforce chipset or Just better on the value for money front?

Just that I'm going for as quick and upgradable as possible as opposed to saving the pennies. This is being done to a budget of around a grand by work so I can fork out as much as needed.
 
May I ask why you're not overclocking? 2.8ghz is so easy to get on practically any 965p based board with 800mhz ddr2 (S3, DS3, P5B and AB9 are all pretty decent).

If you were looking at a 680i based board the money saved could be put towards an e6600, but you are better off just overclocking :)
 
I would be overclocking it if the rig was intended for me or someone with a bit of knowhow, however its going to someone who just about knows how to install windows and not a lot else.

If I OC it and something goes wrong later when I'm not available to sort it out it will complicate matters for whoever ends up sorting it out (Plus I'm one to test everything I OC to the point of 8 hours of prime Just to make sure its OK. I simply don't have the time to spend at work doing that)

All I really wanted to know is which MB's the best performance wise (Also keeping in mind that the processor will probably be upgraded at some point).

Its being bought through the company as I said so we're going to buy the best regardless of money spent.
 
Well the very best features wise would be the Asus Striker and performance at stock the Abit boards (AB9, AB9 Pro etc.) as they overclock the CPU a little bit by default, up to 272mhz FSB I think. It really is a very slight performance difference between the main chipsets though.
 
So there isn't going to be much difference between the RD600, NF680 and 965P for performance and I should just go with whatever motherboard has the best features between them then I'm taking it?
 
MolDog said:
So there isn't going to be much difference between the RD600, NF680 and 965P for performance and I should just go with whatever motherboard has the best features between them then I'm taking it?
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Yes :D
 
Lol. Thanks a lot. So used to the nice easy choice of chipsets with AMD I got a bit confused over the intel stuff :confused: .

Cheers for the help guys.
 
You really should consider overclocking his machine for him; I always overclock machines I make for friends etc. As long as you don't push the machine too far and use bench testing to ensure reliability, they never need to know, they simply get a faster machine.


I probably wouldn't consider overvolting for someone who was nervous of overclocking, but, an E6300 will overclock considerably at stock volts and with a Zalman/Scythe/whatever cooler will probably run cooler and for longer than with a totally stock setup.
 
Also take a look at the 650i based board that has sneaked into OCUK without much notice. Excellent performance and a good clocker all for under £90.
 
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