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| nolonger wrote: | I just saw a Pentium Dual Core E5300 and I was stunned by its performance. The guys at Techgage managed to overclock it to 3,75Ghz with 1.4vcore (link). I'd think this would outperform a Core 2 Duo E8400, even when overclocked. What do you guys think? The E5300 is going for $80 at the store. I wouldn't mind spending an extra $30-40 on an after market cooler.
I'm trying to get the best performance out of a cheap build. |
Overclocking really varies from chip to chip and will also be impacted by your motherboard and RAM so I wouldn't buy that CPU and assume you will be able to get a 1Ghz+ OC out of it. The E5200 also has a much lower cache which will also impact performace.
If you are primarily gaming I would skip the aftermarket CPU heatsink (as long as you have a decent case) and put it in your graphics card. I am running a E8500 with a nice heatsink. I overclocked it to 3.8Ghz for a while but there wasn't any noticable difference in games so I am running at stock speads right now. In gereal, if you have a decent CPU your gaming experience will be limited by your graphics card, not your CPU. Since it souds like you are on a budget I would look at the ATI HD 4770. This card can play CoD and similar games at your resolution with some AA and maxed out settings and still get ~60fps. A 4870 is a very strong card but will cost you a decent bit more ($100 US for a 4770 vs. $185 US for a 4870). At your resolution a 4770 should give you enough to keep you and your wallet happy. |
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