Should these be my components for my next upgrade?

Marku · 30 Oct 2010 at 16:31

my basic spec is in my sig,

im interested in these components :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-253-AM CPU

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-393-AS Motherboard

Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AMD 890GX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-030-PA Ram

Patriot G Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel

stulid · 30 Oct 2010 at 16:38

the 955be cpu is cheaper and takes about 10seconds in the bios to turn it into an 965be cpu or higher.

this ram is cheaper - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Zaim · 30 Oct 2010 at 17:06

Looks good, i'd go with the Ram stulid said but keep the 965 cpu its only £6 more, its better.

jaysus · 30 Oct 2010 at 17:17

stulid said:
the 955be cpu is cheaper and takes about 10seconds in the bios to turn it into an 965be cpu or higher.

How do you do that by the way? Waiting on the 955 turning up, opted for that for the reason above - how is it done though?

stulid · 30 Oct 2010 at 17:19

just increase the multiplier ratio within the bios by +1, adds an instant 200mhz to the cpu, bingo - instant 965be cpu for less money.