O C blast

d.nomaid · 3 May 2006 at 22:20

I've decided to go for this Asrock P4VM800 mobo and am putting my 3.06GHz HTT northwood skt 478 cpu onto it. Its gotta be mATX by the way :-)

So - am I
a) being nuts if im to O/C it ?
b) wasting my money
c) facing a mountainous climb for very little gain
d) over-reacting ?

All I want to do is play TES IV Oblivion on my PC for as little outlay as possible and have a bash at clocking.
I am going to keep my agpx8 FX5200TD256 GFX card even if it is on the bottom of the list for the game,as my current mobo is agp x4

And what about re-activation , is that scary or what ?
Im only on OEM thingy with recovery disc.
Your help or thoughts would be appreciated.
D.

d.nomaid · 4 May 2006 at 17:27

d.nomaid · 4 May 2006 at 18:05

Cooling

What case fan cooling would you reccomend ?
2 extra 120's or stick another 3 80's in (noisey) ?
What CPU cooler could I use (inexpensive) ?
D.

d.nomaid · 5 May 2006 at 09:22

Intel Boards

What do you suggest for Intel boards ajgoodfellow ?
Please feel free to suggest but dont forget my budget is <£50 !
The cheaper the better.
I'll be going down the air cooling route me thinks...
Im not really after massive overclocks just want to be able to say I've tried it, that sort of thing.
With regards to re-activation - over time I've added more RAM, a second HDD, and the GFX card, I'd have thought a mobo change could trigger the activation bit but I'm not going to reformat unless it goes badly pear-shaped !
D.

d.nomaid · 5 May 2006 at 16:51

Unfortunately the ASUS P4P800SE is an ATX form factor, I need mATX.

d.nomaid · 6 May 2006 at 08:52

I was thinking of doing that, sound advice there Aj. I'll continue browsing websites for a board based on everybodys reccommendations.
Should I go for an 865 or higher (newer) ?
I will post back later for you to peruse my final choices and hope you can help finalise before commitment to purchase !
See ya later !
D.