Spec me up scotty!!

matt_fsr

matt_fsr

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OK, I'm looking to upgrade the S939 stuff in my sig, fancying one of these shiny £85 E7200's.

I'm a bit out of touch with overclocking Intel's, never having done so before - can someone recommend a good partner board and 4Gb RAM for the E7200 that'll let it fly, but not be ridiculously expensive?

And also a decent cooler, considering just getting a Freezer 64 Pro, due to the 45nm process so shouldnt get too much heat. Any other recommendations?
Thanks!!
 
get 4gb ram if running 64 bit, otherwise only 2 gb im afraid.

in regards to intel spec units look at past threads (there are 100's) they have builds from £300-£1300.
 
bayo000 said:
the Freezer 64 pro wont work but Freezer 7 pro will :D
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D'oh! blatant AMD fanboy mode there.... Brain not engaged....

Yeah the OCZ RAM looks fine, cant quite figure out if gettin 1000Mhz DDR2 is worthwhile - I just fitted 4Gb of that to a lovely new rig I built for a mate, but I think the £30 difference between that and 800Mhz stuff is putting me off, its another 50% more.

Board looks OK, think i'd rather go for a proper brand name P35 board, possibly the MSI one - Seems that the current overclocking fave chipset is the P35. Anyone got any good experiences with the MSI Neo Combo?
 
Ben M said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-131-AB&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=
or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-135-AB&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

depending on how much you want to spend.
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Thanks, considering the standard one.... and also the MSI Neo Combo, that seems nice - dont really want to spend much more than that, as I dont think my old kit will fetch much.

Happier spending £220 ish and getting say 3.5Ghz, than £300 odd to get 4Ghz.

Any recommendations on coolers other than the Freezer 7, in terms of price/performance benefit?
 
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