I was wondering...
With an intel E6420, a evga GF 8800 GTS 320 MB PCI-E, a PCI soundcard, a SATA HD (500 GB or 300 GB havent decided yet), IDE CD/DVD/HD (that's 3 things), and DDR2 800 mhz (since people say its better for that intel or maybe Im just crazy -and I mean 800)
With all of that in mind... what do you guys thing is a good Mobo, provided that I wont overclock anything, at all, never ever?
Im new to the Intel world and Im confused with Intel chipsets and other manufacturer's chipsets :? (Since I never saw AMD chipsets ya know?)
So I'd say you have to buy an Intel MoBo but I see people going for Asus etc... Before I'd simply look at "Hey I have AGP so I need one slot, and I have PCI Card so I need PCI and I have X-socket AMD CPU, so I need that socket" and thats it...
But now with FSB (What is that!!!) and DDR2 300-500-800, there is a lot of confussion on my mind and dont have idea where to start, hence Im making this post.
Please help me out with something that works for what's above
PD: Im not sure about he E6420... I could also get a E4320 if I just cant spare the cash (anyway, both are the 4 MB cache ones).
When this motherboard came out it was only able to boot with ram set to 1.8v. However, ever since there has been a fix and you should be fine with memory rated higher...
A good middle end c2d cpu would be a 6300, if you're stuck between a 4300 and 6400.
When this motherboard came out it was only able to boot with ram set to 1.8v. However, ever since there has been a fix and you should be fine with memory rated higher...
Oh thanks man Now I get it.
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A good middle end c2d cpu would be a 6300, if you're stuck between a 4300 and 6400.
Mmm... now you left me thinking...
Do you think a E6420 is A LOT better than a E6320?
Where Im getting them from (amazon, and Im stuck with it International credit cards ), the price difference is about 30 bucks... might not seem much but Im on a budget to every squeeze is worth it
Do you think a E6420 is A LOT better than a E6320?
Where Im getting them from (amazon, and Im stuck with it International credit cards ), the price difference is about 30 bucks... might not seem much but Im on a budget to every squeeze is worth it
Thanks for your time
It all depends on what your using the CPU for. If you're not overclocking, then I would get the e6420 or the e4400 due to the higher clock speeds. Never hurts to have a little more power from the system. It will especially help with games and various other apps.
It all depends on what your using the CPU for. If you're not overclocking, then I would get the e6420 or the e4400 due to the higher clock speeds. Never hurts to have a little more power from the system. It will especially help with games and various other apps.
Thanks.
I actually made a whole topic devoted to my question on the right forum... I still have some doubts on why Intel sells something for about $60 US less (4400) that can "easily" be OC'ed to match the speed of a stock 6420... maybe its the fact then you can overclock the 6420 to 6600 then that's the $60 US price difference but Im still trying to figure it out :?
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