Noobie overclocking question (FSB)

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...
 
Many motherboards (and I'm pretty sure that one you have there) can run the memory unlinked to the FSB. Basically you can change the FSB without affecting the memory speed, so you can clock them independantly.

The way it works in practice is a little more complicated, but that is the long and the short of it.
 
Not sure mate but i would have thought the faster the ram the better and for the sake of a few quid i would go for pc6400 stuff.
 
Dyson said:
Just that 5400 is that little bit cheaper, can spend it on something else then...
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It's pretty much false economy buying slow RAM. Next year no-one will want PC5400 RAM and you'll struggle to sell it to buy 4GB whereas because PC6400 is already 'the norm' for enthusiasts you'll get a decent return on it second hand. It will also make your PC run faster.

If you haven't bought your kit yet, then could I advise against the E4300? They are not clocking as easily as E6300's and I think you would probably be better off long term with the E6300.

And unless the Abit really turns you on, or you're getting it at a huge discount then it looks very expensive compared to the ASUS P5B-E, ASUS P5N-E SLi or Gigabyte DS3 or DS4, all of which are superb motherboards.
 
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
 
Depends on what speed he wants from the C2D.

The 4300 Is really only useful for low end mobos with limited FSB.

The 6300 is a great chip but you can easily run out of FSB.

Depends how hardcore you are and what speeds you wish to run.

If 3 ghz is your thing then the 4300 is fine but the 6300 better as you will be running a faster FSB.

I ran out of FSB with my 6300 clocking and got a 6400 instead which I know run at 3.7ghz 24/7

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At WJA96:

Not getting yours was a blessing in disguise :p
 
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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