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Newbie Question about CPU and MoBo.

Leman_Russ · 2006-09-16 23:28:14

Hello everyone! Sorry in advance for what i'm sure is a dumb question: I was just wondering if someone with more experiance at OCing could tell me if the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 were good canditdates for overclocking or should I change them? I've also read good things about the Asus P5W DH…

16-09-2006 11:28pm

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Leman_Russ

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Hello everyone!

Sorry in advance for what i'm sure is a dumb question:

I was just wondering if someone with more experiance at OCing could tell me if the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 and the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 were good canditdates for overclocking or should I change them?

I've also read good things about the Asus P5W DH Deluxe Motherboard also.

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#2 17-09-2006 12:01am

nuttz

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The Asus P5W DH Deluxe would seem to be getting better results at the moment.

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#3 17-09-2006 12:16am

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But its much more expensive.

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#4 17-09-2006 1:22am

nuttz

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there are some extra features though like crossfire and others...

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#5 17-09-2006 11:26am

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Asus P5W DH Deluxe ......FTW
Sorry i didn't go for that mobo

Ds3 isn't that bad tho, won't clock as well as the Asus. Its fussy bout ram, check out this thread: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=113794
FAQ thread: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=110460

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#6 17-09-2006 12:35pm

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I like my DS3, it is a little quirky though. Didn't have any issues with it as such.

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