Overclocking Guidance e8400
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spentshells
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Spentshells is correct. Most likely there won't even be options for overclocking in your bios, since the PC is an HP. OEMs usually bar you from overclocking on their hardware, unless it's a custom desktop from alienware, Ibuypower, etc...
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spentshells
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550ti would be a good match how much are they charging for it? Do you have a link? There may be a better card for the same price.
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That card isn't worth 50 let alone 100.
The 550ti has always been a bang for the buck turkey. It would match your system just fine but you could get a 250x which will be faster for about the same amount if not less if you keep your eyes open
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127791&cm_re=250x-_-14-127-791-_-Product
or this bad boy for 104 and you get two free games, figure that makes the card cost you about 45 dollars if you deduct the cost of the games.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161461&cm_re=260x-_-14-161-461-_-Product
The 550ti has always been a bang for the buck turkey. It would match your system just fine but you could get a 250x which will be faster for about the same amount if not less if you keep your eyes open
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127791&cm_re=250x-_-14-127-791-_-Product
or this bad boy for 104 and you get two free games, figure that makes the card cost you about 45 dollars if you deduct the cost of the games.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161461&cm_re=260x-_-14-161-461-_-Product
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An x38 by default will support a quad core processor. Core 2 quads despite being old and inferior are pretty pricy. But if you can find one for a reasonable price then it might be worth it.
The manual shows full support for quads if you choose to go that route.
The manual shows full support for quads if you choose to go that route.
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Your better off getting a new cpu and motherboard from this generation. It will most likely be cheaper AND give you more performance. Discontinued hardware tends to go up in price the longer time goes on, core2 hardware has been off the market for 5+ years now.
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