Noobie overclocking question (FSB)

Dyson

Dyson

Dyson

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Now, this has probably been asked before (at lease I hope it's not just me that doesn't understand), but I need something clearing up for me.

I'm building a new pc at the mo, which i plan to o/clock. It'll feature an E4300, abit AW9 Max, and 2g of ram.

My question is about fsb issues. For example:

Lets say I can run my E4300 on a 9 times multiplier, at 300Mhz fsb, giving me 2.7gig total. Right?

So, if my cpu fsb is at 300Mhz, my DDR2 ram needs to be able to at least match this speed. With DDR2 ram, you half the quoted speed (hence the doulbe bit). So, PC5400 (@ 667Mhz) would be sufficiant for my needs.



Am i on the right track, OR miles off? Confused...
 
Just thought the abit looked quite a good mobo, and (perhaps stupidly) thought as it was a new board it would be better spec.

With ram, i think you're right. If i spend money on decent core components it'll be better in the long run.

Only say about 4300 as everyone keeps raving about them. I'll see how it pans out over the next month or so. See what 6320 is like when it comes (Q2?).

Thanks
 
Im not looking at doing any encoding, just play counter strike and a few other games tbh. All i want is a nice stable games pc, for not a lot of dosh.

Spending about 5-600, which has to get me everything.

Already got:

2x seagate barracuda 160gb sata 2's
dvd burner, and drive
coolermaster centurian 5 case

Not much, but its a start. Havent built a pc since my k6-2 500 (o/clocked to a HUGE 600 mhz). Seems a lot more choice around now.
 
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