A couple of months ago I had a pretty decent Pentium 4 Northwood die on me, and I was in dyer need of a new computer. So, I practically wasted 400 bucks on a Compaq computer with a 3.33ghz Celeron Cedar Mill in it.
Anyways, with all that behind, I have decided to upgrade my processor and mobo, along with a new case and power supply. I'm pretty content with the EVGA 7800gtx I bought recently and I have 2GB of Kingston DDR2 RAM (However, only 1GB will work with Windows, despite the 2GB limit described on the Compaq motherbard specifications). A friend of mine who is a regular on OCForums, PWatterson, recommended the new E2140 processor from Intel. I was impressed by a user getting 3.2GhZ out of it with a stock cooler and a minimal voltage increase, along with the very low price for it. Although I am very convinced with the E2140, I've also read that an E4300 is pretty equal and also has a 2mb cache, but for only 20-30 bucks more.
The motherboard also recommended to me was the GIGABYTE 965P-DS3, since it overclocks well ( from what I've heard ).
My main point is basically what the majority of the members of OCForums would have to say and give advice to which processor I should get, since it is a budget system. The case is up to my discretion (but suggestions are welcome
), however I barley know anything of power supplies, I just know that my 400w bestec will certainly be underpowering my components if I do upgrade, let alone it's already underpowering them.
Thanks alot, and I would greatly appreciate some advice!
Anyways, with all that behind, I have decided to upgrade my processor and mobo, along with a new case and power supply. I'm pretty content with the EVGA 7800gtx I bought recently and I have 2GB of Kingston DDR2 RAM (However, only 1GB will work with Windows, despite the 2GB limit described on the Compaq motherbard specifications). A friend of mine who is a regular on OCForums, PWatterson, recommended the new E2140 processor from Intel. I was impressed by a user getting 3.2GhZ out of it with a stock cooler and a minimal voltage increase, along with the very low price for it. Although I am very convinced with the E2140, I've also read that an E4300 is pretty equal and also has a 2mb cache, but for only 20-30 bucks more.
The motherboard also recommended to me was the GIGABYTE 965P-DS3, since it overclocks well ( from what I've heard ).
My main point is basically what the majority of the members of OCForums would have to say and give advice to which processor I should get, since it is a budget system. The case is up to my discretion (but suggestions are welcome
), however I barley know anything of power supplies, I just know that my 400w bestec will certainly be underpowering my components if I do upgrade, let alone it's already underpowering them.Thanks alot, and I would greatly appreciate some advice!
