Hi all,
I am trying to get me a sub €900 C2D build, and I'm having trouble deciding what to do. Originally I wanted to get the E6320 with 2x512 PC6400, 800 Mhz. Low-latency RAM. Then I found out 1GB really isn't enough, but 2x1GB is over my budget. So I tried to scrape of some money of the following list of components:
Cooler Master Centurion 534
Antec TruePower Trio
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
ECS 8800GTS 320MB
Western Digital SE16 250GB
Samsung SH-182M
Intel C2D E6320
I figured I might just as well get the E4400, but that was still over my budget. Then I found out my vendor sells the E4300 for about ~€100, and I'm wondering if it's worth it: 2x1GB and a E4300 instead of 2x512MB and an E6320. I do want to OC to 2,8Ghz or higher.
And then, apart from my question above:
1. Is is true that 2GB is an absolute must?
2. What are the differences between the E4300 and the E4400?
3. The ECS 8800GTS 320MB, is it any good?
I would really appreciate it if you would take the time to look through this and give me your opinion.
Thanks in advance,
Tim
I am trying to get me a sub €900 C2D build, and I'm having trouble deciding what to do. Originally I wanted to get the E6320 with 2x512 PC6400, 800 Mhz. Low-latency RAM. Then I found out 1GB really isn't enough, but 2x1GB is over my budget. So I tried to scrape of some money of the following list of components:
Cooler Master Centurion 534
Antec TruePower Trio
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
ECS 8800GTS 320MB
Western Digital SE16 250GB
Samsung SH-182M
Intel C2D E6320
I figured I might just as well get the E4400, but that was still over my budget. Then I found out my vendor sells the E4300 for about ~€100, and I'm wondering if it's worth it: 2x1GB and a E4300 instead of 2x512MB and an E6320. I do want to OC to 2,8Ghz or higher.
And then, apart from my question above:
1. Is is true that 2GB is an absolute must?
2. What are the differences between the E4300 and the E4400?
3. The ECS 8800GTS 320MB, is it any good?
I would really appreciate it if you would take the time to look through this and give me your opinion.
Thanks in advance,
Tim