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I notice the Asrock in your sig, is 2.4 the highest you have been able to get that? I was reading in another thread that the Asrock wont go higher than 300fsb so it has made me consider changing plans for the C2D farm.dfonda said:I just copy the sig that seems the most popular.
P5B for OCing and the Asrock for budget.
I think it keeps things lively...just having all of the posts together. Personally, I forget about subforums...Having everything together may be a little messy, but I think it works fine.Mark620 said:I think we need a folding rig building recommendations type of thread or sub forum. This would help some people out in the area of choosing the best hardware. I know I have made some very poor choices in the past in this area.
ChasR said:With the ASRocks, you have to get the highest multiplier chip because it is going to max out right around 295-305 no matter what you put in it. The E4300 has a 9 multi so it's going to max @ 2.7 GHz. The claim to fame of the ASRock is being able to use DDR ram and an AGP vid card. If I had to buy new ram and a vid card anyway, the 775Dual-VSTA would be far from my first choice. For turning a Socket A into a C2D on the cheap, it can't be beat.
the problem is where the boards will be going a pci card wont fit and a the cost of the riser card defeats the purpose. Frankly if I could beat the OC of the Asrock with one that has onboard video ill go for the later easily. Now a lower profile one would 'work' but mounting it will be a pain even though it will fit where it needs to be installed.pscout said:mobo's with integrated video usually don't oc very well.
The price of a cheap pci video card is $5-10 and it will work in any mobo. I just bought 5 more of them. Get ones with >8MB memory and they support > 1280x1024 high colour which is what most of my kvm'ed monitors like to work at.
2 MB cards really only work well up to 1024x768 and are a pita on ubuntu.
well the only 945 board i would look foward to using is the abit lg95, the lg85 was a wonder to oc with a 520J. the thing i keep reading is that pretty much every matx board from asus doesnt lock pci/pci-e speeds. there is a msi board that supports 1333fsb but its G965 based. the asrock mobo yea you need to mod for the pci to get into spec.Jon said:E4300 has a 9 multi. It will only go to 2.7GHz with that and it's all dependent upon the board. If the PCI/E holds, then there should be no problems. I do believe you'll need to BSEL mod the E4300 to 266MHz FSB to get the PCI dividers in spec to reach 300MHz though...someone with the board will have to chime in on that one. I know I had to do that on my 945G board.
So then if you want an mATX board dont get an asus or you will have difficulty reaching a decent OC w/o modding?Evilsizer said:well the only 945 board i would look foward to using is the abit lg95, the lg85 was a wonder to oc with a 520J. the thing i keep reading is that pretty much every matx board from asus doesnt lock pci/pci-e speeds. there is a msi board that supports 1333fsb but its G965 based. the asrock mobo yea you need to mod for the pci to get into spec.
pscout said:not sure if this is matx or atx but the Biostar T-force 965p-t is an $85 high fsb option. When i last looked i couldn't find it in canada, but there might be some availabilty in the US.
Farther up along the price curve is the gigabyte -s3 mobo ... and i recall seeing a G version with integrated video?
If you are going the e4300 route tho you won't need a very high fsb mobo ...
and you couldn't run at high fsb with stock hsf either.
If you are planning on putting it in a 1u chassis, I suspect cooling will limit any oc ... in a 1 u chassis will a stock (intel) hsf even fit? or r u planning 2U or bigger?
pscout said:not sure if this is matx or atx but the Biostar T-force 965p-t is an $85 high fsb option. When i last looked i couldn't find it in canada, but there might be some availabilty in the US.
Farther up along the price curve is the gigabyte -s3 mobo ... and i recall seeing a G version with integrated video?
If you are going the e4300 route tho you won't need a very high fsb mobo ...
and you couldn't run at high fsb with stock hsf either.
If you are planning on putting it in a 1u chassis, I suspect cooling will limit any oc ... in a 1 u chassis will a stock (intel) hsf even fit? or r u planning 2U or bigger?
either way they are above the price range for me and this project so Ive already ruled them out not to mention the added cost of a decent CPU cooler. If the one I had gotten for my main rig was still on sale that would be different but it is back up to its normal price of $39.99.Jon said:I looked into the G version and while I don't remember the details, it is not the overclocker that the P is. Unless I'm mistaken, the G doesn't have options to overclock at all.
IRC the abit LG-95 945 based they will. the only other option would be that fatality ati 1250 mobo matx for c2d's. yes it does seem though that no matter what maxt board you use the pci speed does not stay in spec even if you a specced fsb. you would have to pad mod the e4300/e4400 for 266 to get the dividers to kick in at that fsb.pik4chu said:So then if you want an mATX board dont get an asus or you will have difficulty reaching a decent OC w/o modding?
If that is the case what are some better options for mATX C2D capable boards?
newegg has a deal on a am2 6100 mobo and am2 x2 3600+ combo for $109.AlabamaCajun said:A stack of AM2 3600s in TForce550 boards with some cheap DDR2 on SMP clients will do the trick. About $180-200 per layer if you have the drives and PSUs.