Yep, the C2Ds own. I believe you can overclock the e6300 to 2.5GHz on stock cooling. But it's always good to get an aftermarket like a Zalman CNPS900 or 9700.
Yeh i think i will. But now ive discoverd my PSU doesnt support PCI-E powercable i wont have the money for a cooler. So what do you reccomend i OC to with stock cooling on the 6300.
Yeh i no my 2500 is strong as anything i rarely suffer from any performance issues just on the desktop on photoshop anything like that its only when i get to games.
Ok i have enough money for a AM2 X2 4200 now ... then again the Core 2 Duo 6300 is only 6 pounds more. Will i get alot more performance for 6 pounds more. Im english dont post a new egg link please.
I've seen a water cooled e6300 Allendale core push 3.4
An just 2 weeks ago Intel announced it's 2 lower models E4300 and E6300 will be cheaper and available with the 4MB caches as early as Q2 or Q3. But if you have the money get a conroe model series and pump it up so to speak.
Current system specs are Athlon 2500, Radeon 9600XT,1Gb DDR PC2700 RAM,Asus Mobo, 10x DVD, 350 watt PSU + Case.
I have 175 pounds + another 175 pounds from an ebay auction and im selling The PC above + 4 games UT2004,BF2,Sniper Elote,BF Vietnam. So it depends how much i could sell all that for. But i think around 30 quid. So about 400 pounds budget unless you think it will sell for more.