Hello, sorry to ask a n00bish question, but I'm toying with swapping out my present S939 x2 4200 base and looking into a C2D base setup. My existing x1950 Pro would remain and the watercooling too, if I just change my CPU block bracket.
Being a little budget conscious, I'm thinking of an Abit IP35-E (about £60) and a C2D E4300 (£70ish, or E4400 for a smidge more), HDD isn't important but I've a question regarding RAM. DDR2 has dropped price appreciably, so for about £60, there's bargains. I'm hoping to O/C it, as the 4300 is rated as clocking well and 3GHz is plausible. Would CAS5 TwinX be OK? Is there better RAM, without upping the cost too much?
Another question, am I going to see that much benefit from replacing the x2 at 2.5GHz with the DDR2/C2D setup? There's no real urge to replace apart from idle curiosity and a little boredom.
Thanks for your patience, as you were.
Being a little budget conscious, I'm thinking of an Abit IP35-E (about £60) and a C2D E4300 (£70ish, or E4400 for a smidge more), HDD isn't important but I've a question regarding RAM. DDR2 has dropped price appreciably, so for about £60, there's bargains. I'm hoping to O/C it, as the 4300 is rated as clocking well and 3GHz is plausible. Would CAS5 TwinX be OK? Is there better RAM, without upping the cost too much?
Another question, am I going to see that much benefit from replacing the x2 at 2.5GHz with the DDR2/C2D setup? There's no real urge to replace apart from idle curiosity and a little boredom.
Thanks for your patience, as you were.