Need Advice for E8400

Barts76 · 4 Mar 2009 at 11:16

hi guys,

i'd very much appreciate your advice. first of all let's get my current spec out the way!, i'm currently running

AMD 4200 x2
550w psu
1gb ram, 400hz i think?
geforce 8800 gt
windows xp mce

I'm taking the plunge and i'm finally going to upgrade my pc. I have decided on a core 2 duo E8400, but i have no idea what motherboard and what ram woould be the best to complete my upgrade, so this is where you lovely people come in. thanks in advance for any help/advice you may be able to give

ro55o · 4 Mar 2009 at 11:28

Did you have a budget in mind?

I'd definitely go for the kingston ram, excellent price for it. But I've no idea how long the offer will be available for as TWO runs out at some point today.

P45 boards are generally what you go for with an intel CPU. The P5Q pro board is a favoutite around here and will work well with the rest of the system.

I don't know if you wanted to give overclocking a go, if so stick a decent cooler in there, the E8400 should overclock very well.

icey_haj · 4 Mar 2009 at 11:30

icey_haj · 4 Mar 2009 at 11:31

Same spec as ro55o, but with a Tuniq Tower. That will allow a big overclock.

Barts76 · 4 Mar 2009 at 20:22

thanks for the advice and help. err i'm not sure about overclocking, wouldn't have a clue where to start. and i'm no expert with pc's. budget wise i was thinking around 300, and that'll include the pcu

David-Stephens · 4 Mar 2009 at 20:54

Trust me mate the e8400 is SO EASY to OC
If you buy what ro55o said tell me and i can help yu reach 4ghz in no time

Kennysevenfold · 4 Mar 2009 at 21:03

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £151.79
(£131.99) £151.79
(£131.99)

Abit IP35 Pro XE Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £42.54
(£36.99) £42.54
(£36.99)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £20.69
(£17.99) £20.69
(£17.99) Sub Total : £246.96 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL @ Home Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.49 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £38.32 Total : £293.77

lynchy6789 · 4 Mar 2009 at 21:15

i was looking through pc today i found one of my spec me threads images. As i was going to build a pc about 8months ago and the E8400 was £114 (£95 excluding VAT). Now its £151, should have brought it then for my buid 3 weeks ago.

+1 Icey haj spec apart from i would go for the biostar board rather the ASUS.

I am running similar except e7400- e8400 to ££££. The combination is brilliant.