I will be starting my first build in a few weeks, and I am curious about overclocking. Below are the main parts I am using. This build is strictly for gaming, and watching blu-ray movies. I would also like to overclock as much as possible. I want the most I can get out of this setup that's safe and not going to fry my parts.
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
Intel E8400, or should I go Q9450?
EVGA 750i mobo
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Do you think these will overclock well together? The rest of the parts are all top notch, I have listed them before, so I won't at this point. I just want to get all the performance I can out of this build. And if I have spend a few hundred more than so be it. I am not watercooling at this point, I do not feel comfortable with it as this is my first build. Maybe later. So are these gonna overclock well? What should I change? The mobo, ram what?
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
Intel E8400, or should I go Q9450?
EVGA 750i mobo
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Do you think these will overclock well together? The rest of the parts are all top notch, I have listed them before, so I won't at this point. I just want to get all the performance I can out of this build. And if I have spend a few hundred more than so be it. I am not watercooling at this point, I do not feel comfortable with it as this is my first build. Maybe later. So are these gonna overclock well? What should I change? The mobo, ram what?