What is the easiest AMD CPU to overclock?

[ENJOIPANDABURGERS]

I haven't done much overclocking but I would like to get a new AMD motherboard, AMD cpu and aftermarket air-cooler (or a H60?) for me to get into taking advantage of free performance without too much hassle. i'm looking to spend like £250 ($400) in total (200 for cpu and mobo, 50 for the cooler)

anything over a 4gHz not too hot OC would make me happy so i'm not too bothered what the base clock would be but i also want atleast 4 cores for games like battlefield 3 and future games that will benefit from more cores. i use my pc for gaming, sometimes a bit of photo editing and general internet usage.

It would be usefull if it was compatable with ddr3 1333mhz ram so i dont have to get any more of that.

thanks

 

[ENJOIPANDABURGERS]

i think i want an phenom II X4 965 black edition, is this any good for 2 gtx 550 ti's? and what motherboard chipset will suit it best for overclocking?

 

[wonder44]

I think the best AMD cpu for overclocking is the phenom x4 Go to intel before you regret it edition.

 

[ENJOIPANDABURGERS]

intel is too expensive for my budget

 

[wonder44]

Im just joking. the 956 is a good enough processor for the 2 ti's you have. Just make sure you have the cpu running above 3.4ghz or you may see some rather poor performance because bottlenecking issues

 

[ENJOIPANDABURGERS]

yeah i get ya man i going to try do some nooby overclocking on this hopefully. do you recommend any motherboards to meat my needs?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asrock-890FX-Deluxe5-AM3-Motherboard/dp/B004RQ409A is a decent one, and 965's can be had for around £80 so that'd be a good mix
Moto

 

[ENJOIPANDABURGERS]

Best answer selected by enjoipandaburgers.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Thank you for B.a..Man, glad to help
Moto