Cheap 3GHz C2D

[pureevl]

As the subject shows I'm trying to build a cheap 3GHz able Core 2 Duo system. The major problem i face is the motherboard & ram required to OC the E6300/E6400 CPU. Can you help me out?

As far as i know i need:

:arrow: for E6300 to do 3ghz: 429Mhz bus able motherboard and 858MHz DDR2 able memory (i guess this is expensive)

:arrow: for E6400 to do 3ghz: 375MHz bus able motherboard and 750MHz DDR2 able memory (and this is cheap IMO)

Right?

So i need suggestions for motherboard and ram if you please. Thanks.

PS: I never owned a Intel based system before so excuse my mistakes

 

[trixst4r]

As the subject shows I'm trying to build a cheap 3GHz able Core 2 Duo system. The major problem i face is the motherboard & ram required to OC the E6300/E6400 CPU. Can you help me out?

As far as i know i need:

:arrow: for E6300 to do 3ghz: 429Mhz bus able motherboard and 858MHz DDR2 able memory (i guess this is expensive)

:arrow: for E6400 to do 3ghz: 375MHz bus able motherboard and 750MHz DDR2 able memory (and this is cheap IMO)

Right?

So i need suggestions for motherboard and ram if you please. Thanks.

PS: I never owned a Intel based system before so excuse my mistakes

for "easy" Ocing, you are looking to buy ddr2 800mhz memory for both cases. You can go with 667mhz and get the 6400 and give it a go. some 667 are able to go to 800mhz, it's just a matter of luck of the draw when the modules get binned.

 

[pureevl]

I don't plan to get anything except DDR2-800 modules.
So far I'm planing to get:
Asus P5B-E - i wish i could find something cheaper
Kingmax KLDD48F - i think this will do

What do i think? Anything you might change?

 

[trixst4r]

The DS3 is cheaper and a great overclocker. I believe most of the bios problems should be fixed but the kingmax memory boots up at 1.8V so it should be Ok with any bios revision shipped on teh board.

I am going to assume that the kingmax memory will have a hard time pushing over 800mhz but again it's luck of the draw.

Where will you be ordering from?

 

[pureevl]

No newegg here so I'll get everything from a local computer shop. It's only 20$ past newegg so i think is OK considering I'm living in east EU.

Hmm The DS3 is cheaper is it able to push 400MHz+ bus?

 

[rquinn19]

Try out some Crucial Ballistix 667 Cas 3

 

[trixst4r]

it will currently go up to 450 but I believe they have not fixed the problem with the 450FSB wall yet.