thinking of going conroe on the cheap...

helpimcrap · 19 Aug 2006 at 12:08

spec is in sig...

want it to be a budget OCing monster and i know nothing about intels. so can someone spec me an upgrade using as much as poss in my sig.

im guessing only mobo, CPU and memory needs to be changed.

im also guessing the Asus P5(?) is the best mobo?

but what about the chips? i cant afford £250 on a 6600 but what are the 6300 and 6400 like to clock?

also memory means nothing to me with DDR2.

cheers

AMDfanboy signing out.

Raikiri · 19 Aug 2006 at 12:12

CP-135-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN)
£107.95 £107.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£89.95 £89.95
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£124.95 £124.95
Subtotal £322.85
VAT £56.50
Total £379.35

What cooler do you have?

j00ni · 19 Aug 2006 at 12:15

I assume by your post that you mean the RAM you already have is not DDR2, i could probably check myself, but i'm lazy

In that case you are correct all you should need are mobo, cpu and memory (though depending on your current psu, that might be worth upgrading too).

The 6300 has seen some awesome overclocks, I seem to remember seeing a member here post that they'd achieved a 3.5GHz o/c!!! So on a tight budget that would definately be worth getting.

Wouldn't want to comment on mobo as to which is best, but the Gigabyte DS3 is very popular and seems to offer a good trade off between price and performance

helpimcrap · 19 Aug 2006 at 12:27

yeh, ram is not DDR2. just wondering what sort of money im looking at really.

are gigabyte actually any good? theyre crap on S939.

Raikiri · 19 Aug 2006 at 12:36

Yes they are very good

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17611688&highlight=6300

Darkwave · 19 Aug 2006 at 12:49

I just got a Gigabyte DS3, E6300, Scythe Ninja, and GeIL DDR2-800 for £400 inc. delivery. I couldn't be happier, so buy buy buy!

helpimcrap · 20 Aug 2006 at 16:09

hmmm so which memory then? geil or gskill?

Darkwave · 20 Aug 2006 at 17:30

helpimcrap said:
hmmm so which memory then? geil or gskill?

I was told the other day (just before purchasing my setup) that some G.Skill has compatibility issues with the DS3 mobo due to voltages. I'm using the GeIL DDR2-800 and it's bloody quality.

My E6300 is currently at 3GHz on stock volts, and my GeIL RAM is at 860MHz with only a +0.3v increase. I am looking forward to slapping it up to 3.5GHz.