Hi!
I'm planning to buy a C2D system this summer. It will be used mainly for gaming, and my goal is to find the the highest stable overclock (translating to best gaming performance) with the components. Here is what I had in mind:
CPU: C2D E4300, E4400, E6320, or E6420
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4, Asus P5K, or other P35 board (waiting for reviews)
Mem: Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - PC6400, 4-4-4-12@800Mhz, 2.1V
Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme or Tuniq Tower 120
GFX: GeForce 8800GTX
The memory seems to manage 950 Mhz@4-4-4-12 and 1120 Mhz@5-5-5-15 according to X-bits Labs:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/ddr2-800_2.html
So, which CPU do you think would give me the best overclocked gaming performance? The price difference between these four CPUs isn't too big of a deal for me. I'm leaning toward E6420 because of the 4 Mb cache and higher multipler than E6320.
I suppose I should be able to reach 3.2 GHz with these components, but it would be nice to reach about 3.4-3.6 GHz.
Any recommendations for P35 board? The Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 looks promising. Links to overclocking results on P35 would be highly appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm planning to buy a C2D system this summer. It will be used mainly for gaming, and my goal is to find the the highest stable overclock (translating to best gaming performance) with the components. Here is what I had in mind:
CPU: C2D E4300, E4400, E6320, or E6420
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4, Asus P5K, or other P35 board (waiting for reviews)
Mem: Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - PC6400, 4-4-4-12@800Mhz, 2.1V
Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme or Tuniq Tower 120
GFX: GeForce 8800GTX
The memory seems to manage 950 Mhz@4-4-4-12 and 1120 Mhz@5-5-5-15 according to X-bits Labs:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/ddr2-800_2.html
So, which CPU do you think would give me the best overclocked gaming performance? The price difference between these four CPUs isn't too big of a deal for me. I'm leaning toward E6420 because of the 4 Mb cache and higher multipler than E6320.
I suppose I should be able to reach 3.2 GHz with these components, but it would be nice to reach about 3.4-3.6 GHz.
Any recommendations for P35 board? The Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 looks promising. Links to overclocking results on P35 would be highly appreciated.
Thanks!