Upgrade Time! Need some help from the pro's! :D

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157092

This has AGP, PCI-E X16 (@ 4X), DDR and DDR2 support. Supports Core 2 Duo's. Too bad you can't order from Newegg.

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114742

Nice find kitty500cat. I was too lazy to look for it

I don't think I've ever personally used or seen a double duty motherboard. It's interesting though...I wonder what would happen if you try to set up SLI or Crossfire :haha: ?

Excellent! That really is the perfect motherboard for me! Great find, good price too fits into my budget nicely

So to recap, If I go for the following:

Motherboard:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...esc&filter_category=&filter_string=&offset=10

Processor:

Hmm, well as I was planning to get a Intel Core 2 Duo E4300, I noticed the negligible price difference between this and the E6300.

Is it worth paying the little extra for the E6300?

If it is then thats my system wrapped up and sorted, its all compatible now right?

You should get the E4300. It's able to overclock quite nicely, especially on that Asrock mobo

Ah but Im not planning an overclock you see

Im too much of a noob for that

So based on that, would you suggest I go for the E6300 over the E4300?

Thanks.

I would personally go for the 6400 because of the 4mb cache

You don't get the 4MB cache until the 6600.

You really can't go wrong with either the 4300 or the 6300. Probably wouldn't even notice a diff unless you were benchmarking.

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My bad. Yea, now I remember I went with the 6600 because of the 4mb cache lol. Great CPU though.

Well is it easy to overclock?

Would it be wise to go for the E4300 incase I wanted to overclock it, but If I didnt is there a major difference between the 2 without overclocking?

Oh and would this PSU be suitable?

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(15403)Trust-PowerMaster-570W-Pro-PSU-Dual-Fan-PW5500.aspx

or maybe this one:

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(15479)ColorsIT-500W-Gold-Silent-PSU-12cm-fan.aspx

After all this, I will NOT bother you all again...I promise

I'd get the E4300 if I was building a system (even though I haven't learned yet how to overclock either)

The E4300 has an FSB of 800 MHz (200x4), a multiplier of 9, and a clock speed of 1.8 GHz.
The E6300 has an FSB of 1066 MHz (266x4), a multiplier of 7, and a clock speed of 1.86 GHz.

So while the multiplier is unchangeable, the FSB can be changed. So if you just crank the FSB up to 1066 (266x4) on an E4300, the multiplier of 9 will give your CPU a clock speed of 2.4 GHz, making your CPU faster than an E6400 stock.

So if you could overclock, and some members here could probably tell you how, get the E4300; but if you weren't gonna OC, get the E6300 or E6400.

And actually, I recommend this PSU instead. It's more expensive, but it has a lot less chance of giving out and taking other parts with it than the ones mentioned above. It's not a good idea to skimp on the power supply

Regards

I second your PSU nomination kitty, good value at a decent price. Can't skimp on the psu.

Thanks guys.

Could I overclock that to 1066Mhz on Stock cooling?

I cant afford anything else after that PSU you see.

Yeah, you should be able to take it to 2.4 Ghz on stock cooling, as long as you don't touch voltages

Ah, cool.

Do you recommend a complete beginner overclocking the E4300?

It's very, very easy. Just up that FSB to 266 Mhz, and you're done Nothing wrong could happen

Sometimes that takes a complete beginner. Whenever will you learn, otherwise?

Alright sounds good. I will order the components today most likely

You guys are sure this motherboard will be able to take the E4300 up to FSB 266MHZ safely on stock cooling?

Just to make sure I dont mess up you see

Completely sure. Just make sure you have good case cooling, and mount properly the heatsink.

If you live in a hot city, don't be amazed if it reaches 60 C. It shouldn't harm it