what chip for under £100

V|per · 4 Sep 2006 at 16:30

right, i have just been given an asus P8N32 SLi SE deluxe.. i have a 7600gt spare, and all other components, all i need is a cpu and a cooler, coolers im fine with, although if u wanna spec me one thats cool. What cpu can i stick in there for cheap, my initial thoughts were the 805, cheap, good clocking potential, and i can pick one up for 50 quid, i dont particularly wanna go conroe, as the fsb of this board wont push past 330, so it'd be pointless, and i'll get a beasty rig at some other point

Cheers dudes

Chris Beard · 4 Sep 2006 at 16:32

I'd go with the 805 if I were you. However, in todays market if you're not going conroe it'd probably be cheaper to do AMD...

locutus12 · 4 Sep 2006 at 16:34

wrong forum im afraid

and as its an intel board my only advice to you is to douse it in petrol, set it on fire, then get down to the local church and confess your sins.

V|per · 4 Sep 2006 at 16:50

i failed to mention, what cpu should i stick in it and clock the hell out of (thus in oc'ing forum) i aint clocked intel yet, been amd all the way, and as this board is free... and brand new... what the hell

Oh yeah, it is an intel board...

Ta

locutus12 · 4 Sep 2006 at 16:59

V|per said:
i failed to mention, what cpu should i stick in it and clock the hell out of (thus in oc'ing forum) i aint clocked intel yet, been amd all the way, and as this board is free... and brand new... what the hell

Oh yeah, it is an intel board...

Ta

bah, well as its free i will just about let you off. are you sure the model numbers right as i cant find that board anywhere on the net...

P8N32 ??

V|per · 4 Sep 2006 at 20:32

nooby me

Its a P5N32Sli SE deluxe... many apologies :/

locutus12 · 4 Sep 2006 at 20:55

http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=227&model=1280&modelmenu=1
is that it? if so, who ever gave it you for free is quite mad.

that asside,

i personally would go for one of these:

Intel Pentium 4 915 Dual Core "LGA775 Presler" 2.8GHz (800FSB) - Retail (CP-133-IN) £101.04 Including VAT

or

spend the extra £30 for the E6300. according to the asus site...

"This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processors in LGA775 package. With new Intel® Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1066 / 800 MHz FSB, Intel® Core™2 processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world."

so on that basis, you should be fine and for an extra £30 over your budget its well worth it.

now if youl excuse me, im off to sleep with a horse as i need to do something dirtyer than giving advice about what intel chip someone should buy. *shudders*

Minstadave · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:11

If your board supports it the E6300 is by far the best chip to get.

V|per · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:47

i just want sommat i can clock test with, i dont wanna go spending money on a chip (which quite frankly pwns...) for a system that im only gonna be using as testing purposes, i have a nice enermax 600, so should be plenty for the oc on an 805, as many reviews state that this should be able to hit dual 4ghz on air... Which, (i know its not all to do with just clock speed...) just doesnt seem anywhere near as close to what the 6300 can do from dual 1.86 stock...

Convince meh!! (i am yet to find a review of the 2 chips being compared...)

Also, i doubt i'd wanna push such a gorgeous chips such as the e6300... i am quite literally gonna try and clock it to its max mach2 stylee (although this isn't going to be the final cooler, i have a spare aero flower that should fit..)