Need some advice on upgrade

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I wanna upgrade to C2D from a athlon64 939. So i will need ram, mobo, processor


I want to overclock and have bee nthinking about the e4300 (as long as i can get it past 3ghz)

I dunno what kind of memory to get should i get 800 or 667? Does the timings matter much 444 or 555

I could get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034&CMP=AFC-C8Junction

corsair 800 444 for 130 after rebate or go with something cheaper with no rebate

supertalent 800 or patriot 667?

My goal is e4300 at 3.2 355 x 9 = 3.2ghz and 710mhz ram and leaning towards this ram http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=T800UX2GC5&c=pw

I have no clue on motherboard and not much of a clue on cooler

advise?
 
timings don't seem to matter as much on intel boards than amd boards (someone correct if i'm wrong). anyways, i would go with ddr2 800 especially since you're going to overclock. as for a mobo; not too sure about the super talent ram you posted but for about $120 i believe newegg has a nice deal on some g.skill ram that overclocks well. as for a mobo, that's going to depend on what you need in a mobo, sli, crossfire, ide ports (since their lacking nowadays), etc. if you won't need sli a popular recommendation would be a gigabyte ds3 rev 3.3.
 
hmmm ... i have been looking at that mobo also the asus same chipset it seems the 965p is the way to go

I was also thinking that the e6300 is a better buy seems to get to 3.2 more readily. Any advice on the HSF combo? I was thinking the tower but wow its expensive anything cheaper with good performance?
 
a 4300 is kinda hit or miss as to if you can get to 3.2 you may be able to or you may not be able to. the 6300 is all but guaranteed to get 3ghz and most of them can do 3.2, depending on the motherboard.

if your going with a 6300 (with the lower multiplier) you want a board with a 965 chipset, these get higher FSB speeds (500+) which you will need. the 975 chipsets are nice but generaly max out before 450fsb which is fine for chips with higher multipliers.
 
ghost6303 said:
a 4300 is kinda hit or miss as to if you can get to 3.2 you may be able to or you may not be able to. the 6300 is all but guaranteed to get 3ghz and most of them can do 3.2, depending on the motherboard.

if your going with a 6300 (with the lower multiplier) you want a board with a 965 chipset, these get higher FSB speeds (500+) which you will need. the 975 chipsets are nice but generaly max out before 450fsb which is fine for chips with higher multipliers.
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Ok so which board would you recommend: Asus p5 or the gigabyte one ? I seem to like the asus features sligtly more such as the little connector thing for the case wires :) been wanting that for so long. though i like the gigabyte price better .

I am going to wait till next week when the 6350 comes out so i may even get that. What is a good cheap cooler i dont wannt spend 50+ on a cooler but prob will :) ARCTIC COOLING FREEZER 7 PRO ? Good?
 
Asus P5B-Deluxe has been really good to me and my overclocking customers.

I am personally getting 500FSB out of it, and I've yet to see one that won't post at 450fsb (with the 0711 BIOS).

the AC Freezer 7 pro will let you OC as high as you can, without increasing your voltage from stock. This is generally about 2.8-3.0ghz. If you want to hit higher, grab a Tuniq Tower / Zalman 9700 / scythe infinity. Just make sure these guys will fit :)
 
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