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- Apr 26, 2004
- Location
- The Netherlands
I've been out of the hardware cycle for a year and a half, still running a dothan. I recently got an offer for 2x 1GB D9 DDR-2 memory at a very good price so it started itching again - if i get the money together i'd like to upgrade my system in the next month. I would need a new CPU, RAM, MOBO & VGA, at a reasonable price. I've been looking at the C2D CPU's and pricing, and would like to get the E6600 with 4MB cache but its almost 50% more expensive then the E6300 which looks like a nice OC'ing candidate as well.
I plan to do a medium OC - i will be running high-end aircooling in a well-ventilated case, but i'm unsure what to expect from either of these CPU's. Another question is, if i get the E6300 and clock it way past E6600 stock speed, will i notice the difference in cache?
I am also pretty clueless on motherboards. I'm now running a P4C800 which is nearly 4 years old, and for a new one i wouldn't need too many fancy gadgets, just the standard stuff and room for a decent overclock. Would Asus still be a good choice, or has anything changed in favour of any of the other manufacturers. The videocard is another blind spot - are there already any decent DX10 cards out worth buying now?
In short - i'm fairly limited on cash, would like a decent overclock but have very limited knowledge of the current hardware situation - enlighten me!
I plan to do a medium OC - i will be running high-end aircooling in a well-ventilated case, but i'm unsure what to expect from either of these CPU's. Another question is, if i get the E6300 and clock it way past E6600 stock speed, will i notice the difference in cache?
I am also pretty clueless on motherboards. I'm now running a P4C800 which is nearly 4 years old, and for a new one i wouldn't need too many fancy gadgets, just the standard stuff and room for a decent overclock. Would Asus still be a good choice, or has anything changed in favour of any of the other manufacturers. The videocard is another blind spot - are there already any decent DX10 cards out worth buying now?
In short - i'm fairly limited on cash, would like a decent overclock but have very limited knowledge of the current hardware situation - enlighten me!
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