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mrcapdown
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_ 		3. March 2008 @ 18:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok right i decided to up date my cpu at the moment i have DualCore Intel Pentium D 820 overclocked to 3500 MHz (14 x 250) ive been looking at the new Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2 x 2.66Ghz 6Mb Cache 1333 FSB now i will be overclocking it what i want to know is how much can i overclock it to and how great to the diffence be in performance over my aging Pentium D at current specs
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mrcapdown
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_ 		6. March 2008 @ 12:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so no one can help
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silk42
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_ 		6. March 2008 @ 12:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Do you have a motherboard that can handle the upgrade? Certain motherboards will support certain processors and different FSB speeds. If you list your brand and model of motherboard, we might be able to provide you a little help.
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mrcapdown
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_ 		6. March 2008 @ 14:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry it is abit aw8d but i will be upgraging to suport pci-x 2.0 and 1333 fsb but not dicied which mobo to go for
thanx mr_cpadown
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silk42
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_ 		6. March 2008 @ 15:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The motherboard will determine how much you can overclock as well as the type of cooling that you'll be using. You should be able to get the E8200 close to 4 GHz without too much problem. I ran across a site that talked about overclocking that processor and he claimed to get 3.92 GHz with a stock cooler (link here). Obviously, the type of RAM you install will also make a big difference.

There will be a big difference between what you have now and what an overclocked E8200 will provide, especially in speed tests. In the real world, it will mostly depend on what applications you're running as to how much difference you'll notice.
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_ 		6. March 2008 @ 15:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
right the reson i ask is because its my 21st bithday soon and my mum and dad said thay will get me a Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 3870 512MB and my girlfriend said that she will get me the E8200 so that leaves me with buying the mobo ands the stuff i will be carrying over from my current system will be

4gb of corsair xms2 ddr800
seatgate 80gb sata 2 hard drive
seatgate 500gbgb sata hard drive
samsung 20x sata dvd-/+rw
570w trust psu
arctic freezer 7 pro
gigabyte 3d aurora case

the main thing i will be doing with it will be coverting mpeg to psp of dvd format and playing games such as need for speed pro street, crysis and call of duty 4 on a 22" tft (1680x1050)
i want to overclock it as much as my ram will allow it as i am a bit of a freak with getting the most out of my systems
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mrcapdown
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_ 		6. March 2008 @ 16:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
just looking at price i and ive decided to go up one to the E8400 3.0 Ghz i think its worth is for a little extra £ 124.39 not bad

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