Soldato
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- 9 Jun 2006
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This is my current spec:
AMD 4000+ San Diego
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
WD Caviar 250GB
2GB Dual Channel PC3200
7900GT (pre-overclocked)
X-Fi Xtreme Music
Well im looking to perhaps upgrade to conroe but i need a little advice. I mainly use my PC for gaming, but im going to uni soon so i may be using it to do other stuff. My current mobo is faulty so i need to find a replacement and im contemplating upgrading to conroe depending on the price of a mobo+cpu vs the replacement mobo. Do you think its worth upgrading to conroe?
I've read a lot of reviews for E6600 CPUs (and any model above) and they sound good. But i still haven't seen any reviews about the E6300 and E6400. After being on these forums for a while i've noticed a lot of people have bought the E6300 and E6400. I read a lot of people overclock their CPUs, but im not really an overclocking person so i would like to knnow how good they are with their default clock speeds? Are they better than my AMD 4000+ at gaming? Is it worth it?
Also i need a recommendation for a motherboard to go with the CPU. Im looking for something that doesn't have unnecessary stuff (such as integrated sound, etc) but i need it to support everything that my current motherboard supports and i would also like an integrated ethernet port. I also don't want anything too pricey but i want a reliable board (preferably fanless too after the problem i had with my current mobo).
I would need a few recommendations (or at least stuff to look out for in a good mobo such as good/bad brands) as im going to be buying my stuff at i28 (the big lan party) and they may not have the board you recommend.
Is there anything else i need to replace? Also does the conroe chipset support DDR1 or 2?
AMD 4000+ San Diego
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
WD Caviar 250GB
2GB Dual Channel PC3200
7900GT (pre-overclocked)
X-Fi Xtreme Music
Well im looking to perhaps upgrade to conroe but i need a little advice. I mainly use my PC for gaming, but im going to uni soon so i may be using it to do other stuff. My current mobo is faulty so i need to find a replacement and im contemplating upgrading to conroe depending on the price of a mobo+cpu vs the replacement mobo. Do you think its worth upgrading to conroe?
I've read a lot of reviews for E6600 CPUs (and any model above) and they sound good. But i still haven't seen any reviews about the E6300 and E6400. After being on these forums for a while i've noticed a lot of people have bought the E6300 and E6400. I read a lot of people overclock their CPUs, but im not really an overclocking person so i would like to knnow how good they are with their default clock speeds? Are they better than my AMD 4000+ at gaming? Is it worth it?
Also i need a recommendation for a motherboard to go with the CPU. Im looking for something that doesn't have unnecessary stuff (such as integrated sound, etc) but i need it to support everything that my current motherboard supports and i would also like an integrated ethernet port. I also don't want anything too pricey but i want a reliable board (preferably fanless too after the problem i had with my current mobo).
I would need a few recommendations (or at least stuff to look out for in a good mobo such as good/bad brands) as im going to be buying my stuff at i28 (the big lan party) and they may not have the board you recommend.
Is there anything else i need to replace? Also does the conroe chipset support DDR1 or 2?
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