thenovices
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So, I am planning to build a new computer made for overclocking, but I don't know much about what parts to get for ocing.
I am set on getting an E2180, because i heard that its very good for ocing and its at a pretty cheap price. The main thing I am stuck on is choosing a mobo. I just know that the motherboard is supposed to have the same FSB as the CPU, but i just did some looking around and saw mobos with like 1333-1000MHz FSB. I was like... whoaa i thought CPUs are like only 200-400MHz ish. So I'm just a little confused about how to pick a mobo.
I also want to know what type of RAM would go well with overclocking the E2180. I don't want to get in a situation where the FSB:RAM ratio doesn't work out properly and I end up having to downclock my RAM so that it will run at a 1:1 ratio with the FSB.
So, I don't even know what the stock speed of E2180 is, I'm assuming, 200Mhz maybe? And how much could i clock it to? 300MHz is what I'm hoping for w/o cooling, but I have no idea. So if I had a FSB of 300MHz, shouldn't i just buy DDR2-600 instead of DDR2-800 so I don't waste money?
I am set on getting an E2180, because i heard that its very good for ocing and its at a pretty cheap price. The main thing I am stuck on is choosing a mobo. I just know that the motherboard is supposed to have the same FSB as the CPU, but i just did some looking around and saw mobos with like 1333-1000MHz FSB. I was like... whoaa i thought CPUs are like only 200-400MHz ish. So I'm just a little confused about how to pick a mobo.
I also want to know what type of RAM would go well with overclocking the E2180. I don't want to get in a situation where the FSB:RAM ratio doesn't work out properly and I end up having to downclock my RAM so that it will run at a 1:1 ratio with the FSB.
So, I don't even know what the stock speed of E2180 is, I'm assuming, 200Mhz maybe? And how much could i clock it to? 300MHz is what I'm hoping for w/o cooling, but I have no idea. So if I had a FSB of 300MHz, shouldn't i just buy DDR2-600 instead of DDR2-800 so I don't waste money?