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Which CPU for Asrock 4Core Dual-VSTA?

Munky1080

Munky1080

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Hello all; I've been reading this forum for quite awhile, but never posted before.

Anyhow, I've just bought myself the 4Core Dual-VSTA from asrock, as its the most cost effective way to upgrade my rig. I'm planning on getting the e4300 to go in it, as it has the 9x multiplier, and from what I can tell, the asrock board will do 290-300Mhz FSB easy, but won't go above it. It seems like a safe and easy overclock, which will get the e4300 up to 2.7Ghz. The question I have, is, do you think this is the right way to go? The e6300 only has the 7x multiplier, so that's 2.1Ghz. What about getting the e6400 (which is more expensive)? I was also thinking of waiting until the e4400 or the e6320 come out, as I'm not buying the CPU until the end of april (after the Intel price cuts). Can anyone shed some light on this?

Also, If I have 2x512MB of pc3200, and I push the FSB up to 290-300Mhz. What divider should I set the RAM at?

Cheers guys - this is a great forum. :)
 
Well, what I have now is a P4 Prescott (socket 478) with 1GB of pc3200 and an x1950 pro AGP, with a couple of old and slow IDE hard drives. When I bought my computer is was well nice, but its so slow now that gaming is losing its fun. I'm married and have a 10 month old daughter, so I can't really justify buying a new rig, so i'm planning on spending ~£100 a month to upgrade. This month was the motherboard, next month the cpu, next month the PSU, and the month after that a new monitor, then a new case. After all of that then I will think about a new motherboard.

Will a e4300 @ 2.3-2.7Ghz really be lots better than my old p4?
 
Wow, I had no idea how slow that motherboard is. My plan is to upgrade in stages, when I get some nice DDR2 and PCI-E graphics card and then when that's sorted I will get a nice new motherboard. My computer really is dated though, (14 inch monitor, packard bell keyboard, and really crappy speakers with the sub blown out) so I have to spend quite a bit of money and money is tight (have a 10 month old daughter). This motherboard seems the best option for me really. I have the best AGP card money can buy, so i'm not too keen on dumping that off, as it *should* last about a year before I care to upgrade, and by that time i'll have a decent computer to throw it in.

So I understand what the Super Pi benchmarks mean, but upgrading in stages just makes too much sense with my budget.

Cheers for the help guys.

PS what do y'all think about the E4400, E6320 and E6420?
 
What about the new e4400 that's comming out soon? Am I to understand that it will have a 10x multiplier? and if it does, can the chip go up to 3Ghz do ya think? The motherboard *should* do 290-300Mhz FSB easy enough, so do you think the extra £ would be worth it to get up to 3Ghz?

Cheers
 
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