Upgrading CPU!

Epox4life · 03-22-06, 09:38 AM

My current microATX set up...

2.93ghz Celeron D @ 3.3ghz
Asus, P5VDC-MX no voltage settings in BIOS.
1gig of DDR2 533 ram.
160gb HDD
6600GT, AGP

with a 400-500$ budget to upgrade what should I do?

Im about to watercool it this weekend, all the parts came in.

batboy · 03-22-06, 11:59 AM

Personally, I'd dump that motherboard. The VIA chipset will hold you back for overclocking and with CPU upgrade options.

Epox4life · 03-22-06, 12:08 PM

I know its bad for overclocking in the future I will get a different one. But it says it supports the newest CPU's. Dual cores, 65nm.
Whats the best MicroATX board for overclocking that supports DDR2. With socket 775.

batboy · 03-22-06, 12:24 PM

Are you sure? When I checked the Asus website, I didn't see that it said Pentium D support. But, admittedly, I didn't look too closely. Some of those Nforce and VIA chipsets only run one core of the dual cores. I don't know for sure which micro is the best, but the Asus P5LD2-VM is definitely way better, fairly reasonably priced, and worth looking at.

03-22-06, 09:38 AM	Thread Starter #1
Epox4life Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA	Upgrading CPU! My current microATX set up... 2.93ghz Celeron D @ 3.3ghz Asus, P5VDC-MX no voltage settings in BIOS. 1gig of DDR2 533 ram. 160gb HDD 6600GT, AGP with a 400-500$ budget to upgrade what should I do? Im about to watercool it this weekend, all the parts came in. __________________ i5 2500k @ 4.6GHz (24/7) Last edited by Epox4life; 03-22-06 at 12:15 PM.
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03-22-06, 11:59 AM	#2
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	Personally, I'd dump that motherboard. The VIA chipset will hold you back for overclocking and with CPU upgrade options. __________________ 2600K, Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2X2GB G.Skill Pi PC3-2133, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech Apogee GTX and 2X120mm rad FS020 case, OCZ SSD, Sapphire HD 6950, Acer X241W 24" widescreen
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03-22-06, 12:08 PM	Thread Starter #3
Epox4life Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA	I know its bad for overclocking in the future I will get a different one. But it says it supports the newest CPU's. Dual cores, 65nm. Whats the best MicroATX board for overclocking that supports DDR2. With socket 775. __________________ i5 2500k @ 4.6GHz (24/7)
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03-22-06, 12:24 PM	#4
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	Are you sure? When I checked the Asus website, I didn't see that it said Pentium D support. But, admittedly, I didn't look too closely. Some of those Nforce and VIA chipsets only run one core of the dual cores. I don't know for sure which micro is the best, but the Asus P5LD2-VM is definitely way better, fairly reasonably priced, and worth looking at. __________________ 2600K, Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2X2GB G.Skill Pi PC3-2133, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech Apogee GTX and 2X120mm rad FS020 case, OCZ SSD, Sapphire HD 6950, Acer X241W 24" widescreen
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