Hi,
I've been using AMD processors exclusively for the last ten years, but the time has come for me to go over to the "Dark Side" and run Intel.
I've been reading several articles on this site regarding the overclocking potential of the Intel Core2 Duo processor. I'm not wanting to overclock it to its full potential, but I am wanting to get a cheap X6800!
I was wondering what I'd need to do in order to get an E6600 running to the spec of a stock X6800, and whether it can run like this with the stock cooler? I intend to use the ASUS P5W DH Deluxe motherboard for overclocking.
The overall system spec I'm looking at is:
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2Gb DDR2 800 MHz (2x 1Gb sticks)
1Gb ASUS GeForce 7950GX2
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe MoBo
2x 500Gb Western Digital Caviar WD5000YS RE2, SATA II (RAID 0)
SB Audigy 1 Platinum sound card
Creative DXr3 Hardware DVD Decoder
XP Pro/XP 64/Vista
I did look at just straight out buying the X6800, but after seeing the potential for O/C the processors in general, I'm considering getting the E6600 instead, and overclocking it.
Would the above be suitable for overclocking, and if so, do I need to do anything to the processor prior to overclocking in the BIOS?
Which PSU would you recommend (without going crazy)?
Best regards,
AstroTux.
I've been using AMD processors exclusively for the last ten years, but the time has come for me to go over to the "Dark Side" and run Intel.
I've been reading several articles on this site regarding the overclocking potential of the Intel Core2 Duo processor. I'm not wanting to overclock it to its full potential, but I am wanting to get a cheap X6800!
I was wondering what I'd need to do in order to get an E6600 running to the spec of a stock X6800, and whether it can run like this with the stock cooler? I intend to use the ASUS P5W DH Deluxe motherboard for overclocking.
The overall system spec I'm looking at is:
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2Gb DDR2 800 MHz (2x 1Gb sticks)
1Gb ASUS GeForce 7950GX2
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe MoBo
2x 500Gb Western Digital Caviar WD5000YS RE2, SATA II (RAID 0)
SB Audigy 1 Platinum sound card
Creative DXr3 Hardware DVD Decoder
XP Pro/XP 64/Vista
I did look at just straight out buying the X6800, but after seeing the potential for O/C the processors in general, I'm considering getting the E6600 instead, and overclocking it.
Would the above be suitable for overclocking, and if so, do I need to do anything to the processor prior to overclocking in the BIOS?
Which PSU would you recommend (without going crazy)?
Best regards,
AstroTux.