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joedeath332

joedeath332

joedeath332

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I am looking at upgrading the cpu/mb and ram on my 2nd pc.
It is used mostly for gaming and its current specs are :
cpu : Opty 1700
MB : Asus A8N SLI Premium
Ram : 2 x 1 gig sticks pc 3200
O/S XP 32bit

current gfx card is a PCIe -8800GT 512 which will not be upgraded at this time.

I have at my disposal 4x1 gig sticks of ddr2 geil pc6400 ram which i could use in the upgrade as long as the new board would not mind using 4 sticks as apposted to me buying 2x2gig sticks of some new RAM

My budget would be around the £150 region
Can anyone recommend me a good cpu/board + mem if required that would improve on the current set up which seems to be slow when loading stuff (more like lack of ram)
 
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You can't go wrong with the above with a limited budget of £150 - for memory, cpu and MB.

The E5200 is a very giving CPU and will overclock easily to 3.3/5Ghz with very little effort. Although, i would recommend spending an extra ~£15 and getting a semi-decent third party cooler to make the clocking process easier.
 
Thank you that looks like a nice cheap upgrade.
Does anyone know if the Geil ddr2 pc6400 memory has any issues with this board , ( ofc apart from maybee needing the voltage increased to get it to boot with more than 1 stick in it) ?
 
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