Upgrade - nothing to fancy.

ben90 · 18 Aug 2009 at 17:08

I was going to go with the E5200 and a Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3, but since ive seen the Foxconn BlackOps Intel X48 (below) i'm wandering down the 8400 route and overclocking it.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-015-FC&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1050

My only question is if that motherboard will support DDR2 as well as DDR3 RAM?

If not then will i be safe with the 8400 and the Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3 for a high overclock?

Any help will be brilliant!!

Thank you

PermaBanned · 18 Aug 2009 at 17:09

Don't think so.

ben90 · 18 Aug 2009 at 17:20

How about:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS&tool=3

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-192-IN

And a GA-EP43-DS3

Cheers :-)

pastymuncher · 18 Aug 2009 at 19:13

Blackops is DDR3 only. Pity really as that is a fantastic price for a top spec mobo.

Just seen you are getting ram as well so why not get the Blackops, E8400 and some DDR3? It's only an extra £12 for a 4Gb 1600mhz kit or a extra £17 for a 2000mhz kit.

ben90 · 18 Aug 2009 at 20:52

pastymuncher said:
Blackops is DDR3 only. Pity really as that is a fantastic price for a top spec mobo.

Just seen you are getting ram as well so why not get the Blackops, E8400 and some DDR3? It's only an extra £12 for a 4Gb 1600mhz kit or a extra £17 for a 2000mhz kit.

Yeah i agree, however problem is as i was only going with the 5200 i've really stretched my budget to the limit. As long as i can safely overclock the 8400 to around 3.5 ish it should easily be enough for my needs! Will this be possible on that board?

Thanks guys

ben90 · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:05

Bump :-]

SfnX · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:16

maybe: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-293-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1485
id imagine if u geta decent ddr2 kit 1066 then u can overclock it. but if ur rly set on ddr3 then go for it.

baked188 · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:28

I think if it supports DDR3 it isnt backwards compatible with DDR2. I'd go with the e8400 should hit 4ghz quite easily.

pastymuncher · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:31

ben90 said:
Yeah i agree, however problem is as i was only going with the 5200 i've really stretched my budget to the limit. As long as i can safely overclock the 8400 to around 3.5 ish it should easily be enough for my needs! Will this be possible on that board?

Thanks guys

If you mean the GA-EP43-DS3 then i don't see why not. OCUK use them in their overclocked bundles. Most E8400's should hit 4Ghz but i don't know about the capabilities of the P43 boards and high fsb's. Nobody seems to comment on them very much. I would certainly take the Gigabyte over an Asus any day. Better layout for one thing. Just look at the terrible positioning of the 24pin socket on the Asus P5QL.

pastymuncher · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:32

baked188 said:
I think if it supports DDR3 it isnt backwards compatible with DDR2.

You can get "combo" boards that support DDR2 and DDR3 which have both types of slots but are usually not very good.

baked188 · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:38

baked188 said:
I think if it supports DDR3 it isnt backwards compatible with DDR2. I'd go with the e8400 should hit 4ghz quite easily.

pastymuncher · 19 Aug 2009 at 13:40

Bugger. Extreme apologies for that. Must put my glasses on.

ben90 · 19 Aug 2009 at 15:51

Haha pastymuncher - we all make mistakes

Some helpful replies guys thank you, good advice as always.

As for gigabyte over asus, i was always an asus fan but then most people are when they start with computers as theyre usually the most popular! But i've grown on all the gigabyte boards and have heard nothing bad of them!