Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz
EVGA 8800GTS 320MB
Corsair XMS2 2GB (2X1GB) PC2-5400 DDR2-667
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition
Those are what my current system has. I'm looking to upgrade over the summer. I don't really care about the cutting edge, but I would like a good upgrade over what I currently have. I'm not looking to upgrade my motherboard yet, but I will if I must. I will mainly be using this machine for gaming and the occasional HD movie, and I want to overclock.
I have narrowed down my components to the following:
RAM:
G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK PC2-8500 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
Corsair XMS2 Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5D 4GB 2X2GB PC2-8500 DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Memory Kit
CPU:
E8400
E8500
I'm going to get a Radeon HD 4870. What manufacturer do you think is the best?
Since my motherboard can only support up to 1333MHz on the FSB, does that mean that overclocking will be useless?
EVGA 8800GTS 320MB
Corsair XMS2 2GB (2X1GB) PC2-5400 DDR2-667
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition
Those are what my current system has. I'm looking to upgrade over the summer. I don't really care about the cutting edge, but I would like a good upgrade over what I currently have. I'm not looking to upgrade my motherboard yet, but I will if I must. I will mainly be using this machine for gaming and the occasional HD movie, and I want to overclock.
I have narrowed down my components to the following:
RAM:
G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK PC2-8500 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
Corsair XMS2 Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5D 4GB 2X2GB PC2-8500 DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Memory Kit
CPU:
E8400
E8500
I'm going to get a Radeon HD 4870. What manufacturer do you think is the best?
Since my motherboard can only support up to 1333MHz on the FSB, does that mean that overclocking will be useless?