Best budget MoBo and RAM combo for an E4300 @ 3.0ghz???

[dokomo]

I am looking to spend about $600 on a new cpu,mobo,ram, and GPU.

The only thing I know for certain is that I want to go with a dual core e4300, and would like to overclock it as much as the stock HSF will allow, which I gather is around 3.0ghz (FSB333x9). Because of the high multiplier and low FSB speed, I assume that I can get away with a pretty cheap mobo and ram set-up.

Can anyone suggest some mobo and ram combos that would allow me to run an overclocked e4300 at stable levels?

 

[tcG]

S3 + this + E4300 comes out to around $485... use the extra money to buy a $60 Tuniq T-120 Tower (the best air cooling in existence at the moment).

That little setup will fetch an easy 3.6GHz, assuming the processor can go that high.

 

[engiNURD]

what GPU were you planning on getting? what resolution do you game at?

i guess the cheapest an overclockable core2duo setup would be is about 58 + 180 (AsRrock 775Dual-VSTA + E4300). You could either get some DDR2-533 ram thats overclockable, or go with DDR2-667 instead and not have to worry about overclocking it -- especially since they're most likely the same price, hehe.

How about something like this:
$179 - Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache
$108 - Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$100 - G.Skill 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-1GBNQ
$165 - His Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB ($175 - $10MIR)
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$552 + tax and shipping (after rebates)

 

[engiNURD]

Or... if you don't need that much GPU power, go with 2GB of ram ($200) and a 7600GT ($100) if you can find a bit more cash (~$50+).

 

[dokomo]

Assuming I don't want to go any higher than 3.0mhz, any suggestions on a single gig of cheaper ram and no cooler, allowing me to throw in a ~$200 video card?





EDIT: For Oblvion, what's better, 2gigs ram and a 7600, or 1gig of ram and a x1950 pro?

 

[dokomo]

I don't do any photo editing, etc, so I only need the ram for the occassional game of oblivion. My LCD's native resolution is 1024 by 1280, so I'd like to use that.









EDIT: For Oblvion, what's better, 2gigs ram and a 7600, or 1gig of ram and a x1950 pro?

 

[tcG]

Get what engiNURD recommended...

 

[dokomo]

Originally posted by: engiNURD
what GPU were you planning on getting? what resolution do you game at?

i guess the cheapest an overclockable core2duo setup would be is about 58 + 180 (AsRrock 775Dual-VSTA + E4300). You could either get some DDR2-533 ram thats overclockable, or go with DDR2-667 instead and not have to worry about overclocking it -- especially since they're most likely the same price, hehe.

How about something like this:
$179 - Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache
$108 - Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$100 - G.Skill 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-1GBNQ
$165 - His Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB ($175 - $10MIR)
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$552 + tax and shipping (after rebates)

I posted without seeing this list...I think this is what I would like to go with...what's the cheapest 667 capable ram that I can get?

Thanks for the help.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: dokomo
Assuming I don't want to go any higher than 3.0mhz, any suggestions on a single gig of cheaper ram and no cooler, allowing me to throw in a ~$200 video card?





EDIT: For Oblvion, what's better, 2gigs ram and a 7600, or 1gig of ram and a x1950 pro?

3MHZ? I think you mean 3GHZ, but anyway for Oblivion go with a gig of ram and an X1950pro.

 

[dokomo]

Thanks everyone, looks like I will go with the:

$179 - Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache
$108 - Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$100 - G.Skill 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-1GBNQ
$165 - His Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB ($175 - $10MIR)


One more question though; do you think a Ultra 500w V-Series PSU will be adequate for this setup?

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: dokomo
Thanks everyone, looks like I will go with the:

$179 - Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache
$108 - Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$100 - G.Skill 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-1GBNQ
$165 - His Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB ($175 - $10MIR)


One more question though; do you think a Ultra 500w V-Series PSU will be adequate for this setup?

I wouldn't recommend an Ultra PSU, I went with a 450watt Fortron and I'm really happy with it.

 

[dokomo]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: dokomo
Thanks everyone, looks like I will go with the:

$179 - Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache
$108 - Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$100 - G.Skill 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-1GBNQ
$165 - His Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB ($175 - $10MIR)


One more question though; do you think a Ultra 500w V-Series PSU will be adequate for this setup?

I wouldn't recommend an Ultra PSU, I went with a 450watt Fortron and I'm really happy with it.

But could I get away with it (I already have on in my current case)?

 

[engiNURD]

You could probably get away with it, but I'd change it as soon as some funds free up.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: dokomo

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: dokomo
Thanks everyone, looks like I will go with the:

$179 - Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache
$108 - Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
$100 - G.Skill 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-800 F2-6400CL5D-1GBNQ
$165 - His Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB ($175 - $10MIR)


One more question though; do you think a Ultra 500w V-Series PSU will be adequate for this setup?

I wouldn't recommend an Ultra PSU, I went with a 450watt Fortron and I'm really happy with it.

But could I get away with it (I already have on in my current case)?

Yeah, then go for it, but I would recommend changing it eventually. Not all Ultra PSUs are that bad though, I guess it depends on the specific PSU you get.