I've got about £210 to spend, and looking for a new CPU/MOBO/RAM bundle to last me till better intel quads arrive, or 9800s.
I'm looking at the "Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB)"
looks like a good prosc, but I'm curious how come it's cheaper, then the 1066 fsb 2.4 Ghz prosc? something to do with the multiplier?
if so... is the e6550 a bad overclocker? i'm hoping to take it to 2.6 or 2.8 on stock hsf/volts, and raise it to 3Ghz at a later date when I get an arctic cooler, will that be doable?
for RAM I don't think I can go wrong with GeIL 2GB DDR2 800Mhz.
Mobo's play a big part in overclocking and performance ofc, but it's finding the best bang for my buck.
I was thinking:
Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - FSB 1333Mhz.
or...
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
I'm a noob hehe, so any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
I'm looking at the "Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.33GHz (1333FSB)"
looks like a good prosc, but I'm curious how come it's cheaper, then the 1066 fsb 2.4 Ghz prosc? something to do with the multiplier?
if so... is the e6550 a bad overclocker? i'm hoping to take it to 2.6 or 2.8 on stock hsf/volts, and raise it to 3Ghz at a later date when I get an arctic cooler, will that be doable?
for RAM I don't think I can go wrong with GeIL 2GB DDR2 800Mhz.
Mobo's play a big part in overclocking and performance ofc, but it's finding the best bang for my buck.
I was thinking:
Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - FSB 1333Mhz.
or...
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
I'm a noob hehe, so any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated, thank you.