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Which CPU 3800 or 3800 X2?

Ronaldo

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Which CPU 3800 or 3800 X2? Or Core 2 duo E6600

Hey guys long time no chat :)

I'v been thinkin abt a upgrade. Me still runnin [email protected](was at 2.5) DFI lanparty ultra b ti4600 ultra lol (good card runs hl2 at hight setting@65+ fps) pc3200 512mb x2 kingston, Tagan 480PSU

anyways saw this mobo DFI NF4 INFINITY SLI SKT939 6 channel audio SATA USB ATX, what u guys think of this mobo?

now saw the price of AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 + Socket 939, ManchesterCore, 2x 2.0GHz, 1MBCache, £103.98

AMD Athlon 64 3800 + Socket939, VeniceCore, 2.4GHz, 512KB Cache, £73.66

Now i'll be reusing DVDwriter(sata),hdd (sata), ram and other bits n bobs but will buy a PCIE gfx card maybe a used 7800GT

what you guys think? or should i get different CPU? i do play games but also do mulitmedia stuff now n then.

Oh how well will these CPU clock? any help or advise is much appreciated.

cheers
 
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i might do but whats a good mobo gonna set me back also good ddr2? just been checking price on
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 775, 2.13 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, £152.74. how would that compare to 3800 X2?
 
Oh man look what u guys made me do!!!

I WANT CORE 2DUO E6600 now but ram is the thing thats gonna hold me back
I want ram that can do 1066FSB or higher for OC.

I dont understand how DDR2 works can some one explain please?

do i need ddr2 8500 to sync with 1066?

Oh i like nvidia and will have a geforce card but dont need SLi for now which is a good mobo it dont really have to be nforce.
 
MeatLoaf said:
Well im running DDR2 667, and running my CPU with a FSB of 325, im running the RAM at 650, so its 1:1. If i take the cpu any higher im going have to run the ram on a divider.
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so ddr2 667 is pc2 5300 which should be used for stock 9*266? 1.1

so if i wanna push little higher i should get pc2 6400?

or would the pc2 5300 take me to 2.6 1.1?

forgive me for n00b questions aint uptodate with new cpu and ram. I know my ddr1 lol
 
so you over clocked your ram to get 2.6? (pc2 5300) 1.1

me little information hungry as i was thinkin of spending £200 for upgrade now spending double that Lol hopefully i'll have little studen loan left
 
ok me starting to get this lol

can i get 2.6 with stock cooler or is that not recommended?
also would i need to increase vcore?

I think pc2 5300 will be enough . dont have much money, gonna start lookin for a used 7800GT
 
Is that why ** only settin cpu @ 325? (2.6Ghz)

u gettin Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3?

any ideas what i will get i i sold my:

Barton 2500-m IY sumthing steppin which is the best in the range
SP-97 heatsink BIG COPPER one (boxed)
DFI Lanparty Ultra B fully boxed
Kingston value DDR400 2x512
Parkle ti4600 platinum VIVO
 
ok got another question i know a site that does interest free finance option (6 months) now would you recommended this? i can pay within 2 or 3 months for the cpu,ram and mobo.

i know they will do credit check not sure if i want on my history, any pros n cons?

thanks guys

oh wats a good mobo that has same spec as DS3 but cheaper, i might no need to OC the FSB that much, if i get 2.6 out of E6600 id be happy
 
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got 1 more question, how much difference will the 4mb cache have over 2mb cache?

i mean say u OC'd a E6400 to 2.6Ghz how would that compare to a E6600 @ 2.6Ghz?

Thanks
 
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