Motherboard & Processor Help!

Mista.Gee

Mista.Gee

Mista.Gee

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I'm in abit of a pickle and thought i'd pick the members of OcUK brains. I've got £250 to spend on a decent Processor and Motherboard.

What do you guys suggest as im building a decent gaming rig bit by bit.
 
Gigabyte DS3 << great quality board, comes complete with a lot of features
E6300 << not badly priced and has a lot of overclocking potential.

should set you back around ~£210

a lot of members here have that configuration
 
Ah cheers for that bud. I'm leaving the memory till after i've got the Motherboard and Processor.

I've got a budget of £250 for both Motherboard and Processor so i was thinking of topping it off with a Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB), instead of the Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB).

What you think, i've not had a good experience with Gigabytes Motherboards nor ABIT's Motherboards so far, so all your information helps. My minds not quite made up with what to do i have heard good things about the new Core 2 Duos.

Mainly going to be doing some gaming and of course Microsoft Windows Vista.
 
Well i had a good look at the Memory DDR2 2GB Modules and wasn't exactly cheap so i came to the conclusion of getting the Processor and Motherboard first then shell out on some decent quality memory not long after.

Basically looking for a decent quality Processor and Motherboard first before i move to the memory modules.
 
geepee said:
Ah cheers for that bud. I'm leaving the memory till after i've got the Motherboard and Processor.

I've got a budget of £250 for both Motherboard and Processor so i was thinking of topping it off with a Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.13GHz (1066FSB), instead of the Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB).

What you think, i've not had a good experience with Gigabytes Motherboards nor ABIT's Motherboards so far, so all your information helps. My minds not quite made up with what to do i have heard good things about the new Core 2 Duos.

Mainly going to be doing some gaming and of course Microsoft Windows Vista.
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There's no point in getting the 6400 as the 6300, for a lot cheaper, will overclock to 6400 speeds very easily.

And yeah, it would be wise to get some memory now as the prices are rising, rather quickly too. You won't go wrong with the E6300, DS3 and some good quality PC6400 RAM though.
 
Have to agree, the E6400 has exactly the same ocing potential as the E6300 so get the latter and overclock that beast to around 3.2ghz. The DS3 is good. Also, if you are waiting to buy the memory, wait to get your other kit, the prices will only drop, you are right in waiting for the memory though as the prices of ram usually drop almost right after christmas.
 
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail.
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard.

Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - Retail - Came accross this any good or leave well alone and get whats been recommended.

So this would be the right choice to go for as im liking the sound of a little overclocking. I've also thought about SLi and Crossfire is it really worth it or just buy a good graphics card?
 
geepee said:
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail.
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard.

Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - Retail - Came accross this any good or leave well alone and get whats been recommended.

So this would be the right choice to go for as im liking the sound of a little overclocking. I've also thought about SLi and Crossfire is it really worth it or just buy a good graphics card?
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Depends on your budget really.

Personally I'd go with a good single card, for example OCUK GeForce 7900GS is really good value:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-042-OK

Oh and if you plan on doing overclocking I'd go with the OEM processor and get yourself an after market cooler. Freezer 7 Pro will be fine:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-017-AR

If not, then just keep the stock cooler than comes with the retail package. I'm not sure about the mobo though, I haven't read anything about it.
 
Jonny L said:
you are right in waiting for the memory though as the prices of ram usually drop almost right after christmas.
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Gibbo has already said that RAM prices will remain at their current level until february/march time and even then they are likely to rise again!
 
Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - Retail - Came accross this any good or leave well alone and get whats been recommended.
 
I was thinking for the extra £18 Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard with the
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail should round of to £261 with Postage and Packaging.

Is it worth going the extra for the DS4 as it's Crossfire capable, or is SLi and Crossfire basically not worth it anymore? Trying to get the best bang for buck.

Not getting it till after christmas beginning of January (around the 3rd of the month) maybe able to raise my budget to £300 by then but thats about it.

EDIT: Noticed theres now a new Revision of the Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 v2.0. If this Motherboard is recommended is Overclock selling this Revision.
 
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