New processor, Ram and mobo Help please

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piXel

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At the moment i have a 3800 x2 OC'd@ 2.4 ghz, crappy asus m2n-e mobo and 2 gig of corsair value.

For a new upgrade i want a C2D 8400, but im not sure about the Mobo and ram i want to keep it on a budget of just over £200, so i need help picking a Mobo and 2 gigs of ram :)
 
Decent Ram for the price.
If you don't mind dealing with MIR's then you can probably get some corsair or crucial ram. but I like these G.Skills. [$75]
http://www.ncix.com/products/index....00CL5D-4GBPQ&manufacture=G.SKILL&promoid=1008

As for the board, the P5Q series has been getting good reviews. I'm pretty happy with my Deluxe, but too be honest the P5Q-Pro or P5Q-E would be fine for the e8400. [$140]

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30418&vpn=P5Q Pro&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1008
 
From Overclockers UK:

£99.99 - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
£59.99 - Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L
£28.99 - Geil 2x1GB DDR2 1000 (PC2-8500) dual channel kit
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£188.97 - Subtotal (not including VAT, shipping, or other charges)

If you need to get things for less, swap out the E8400 for the E7200. The E7200 would also allow you to buy a 2GB DDR2 800 RAM kit for a bit less.

Here are some other UK-based stores you could look at:

tiraides said:
Places to Buy - in the UK
Advance Technologies
dabs.com
Ebuyer
MicroDirect
MISCO.co.uk
Novatech
Overclockers UK
Pixmania
Quiet PC UK
Scan Computers UK
SpecialTech
Watercooling UK
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Yeh thats probably what i will go for thanks, Will that motherboard allow any overclocking i cant find any reviews for it
 
piXel said:
Yeh thats probably what i will go for thanks, Will that motherboard allow any overclocking i cant find any reviews for it
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Which? Well actually, both of the boards listed, P5Q Pro and P43-DS3L will allow for overclocking. The P5Q Pro can reach a higher FSB than the DS3L due to its better NB/mosfet cooling (heatpipes vs standard heatsink). However, with an E8400, the multiplier is high, so you don't need to reach that high of an FSB to get a nice OC. ;)
 
Hehe i know they would allow overclocking and it was probably a stupid question, but the motherboard i have in my current machine really is aload of crap i cant reach over 2.4 ghz Overclock wihout it screwing up.

But yeh to save a bit of money im going to go for the processor just a step down the 8200

Anyway thanks for the advise
 
Out of curiosity, which board do you currently have? And which board can you not find reviews for?
 
The Gigabyte board suggested i cant find reviews on, seen a few forum threads on it though and it looks alright from what i have read.

Atm i have a Asus m2n-e an AMD board.
 
Right then i am on a tight budget :p it sucks but meh

This is the componants now

£88.11 inc VAT - Intel Core 2 Duo E7200
£59.99 - Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L
£28.99 - Geil 2x1GB DDR2 1000 (PC2-8500) dual channel kit

Can easily save money on these componants by getting them off Ebuyer aswell

Aprantly the stock cooler on for 7200 is crap and i will OC this processor, ive never bought an after market cooler for a CPU before so im not sure which ones are decent

So is this one good? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...oling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler
 
It will be fine, but I believe that you won't get as good of an overclock from it as you would from other, more expensive types.

You won't need DDR2 1000 for the E7200. Drop down to a DDR2 800 kit and save yourself some money.
 
A better cooler would be the Xigmatek HDT-S1283/S1284 or the strikingly identical OCZ Vendetta2.
 
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