sadonhonghun

i'm about to spend $500 to build another computer. i wanna use this computer to learn how to overclock too. please give me advise of what motheboard cpu, and ram is the best to overclock for nubi. thanks in advance.

Heavymetal.fan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 this is a good cpu. But it is a little expensive. Just wonedering what parts do you have already? Also I suggest you go am3. Its cheaper and I am guessing this comp wont be used for much so yeah am3 is good but a nice dual-core would be good if you are going with intel.

el gappo

get something with a nicely laid out bios like a gigabyte 7** and an athlon that you will never kill. plenty of room for upgrades on the amd side and less likely you will screw up.

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Heavymetal.fan

Also depending on how much you want to overclock you would probably want a aftermarket cpu cooler.

sadonhonghun

so for the gigabyte motherboard. you know the exact model that you think easy to overclock?

reezin14

I'd say get an i5 mobo,cpu,and hsf and use the rest of the parts for this build.They aren't any harder to oc(see links) than what you have now.Have you tried oc'ing with your current setup?

You could also sell your current cpu,mobo,and hsf to recoup some of the cost and put that towards a new graphics card.
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Heavymetal.fan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128359 Id say this mobo is very good. This cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115036 and low voltage ocz ram that can go 1200+. Also a 4770 for a gpu if you need one.

sadonhonghun

yeeah i clock my system to 3.10ghz and it start to freeze, so i went down to 3.08ghz. it run fine right now,but i want to try to do some serious overclocking.

Heavymetal.fan

Also a megahelm or a true would perfect air solutions. But if you wan to stay on the cheap side get a mugen 2.

Psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151079

xdanisx

Any ASUS mobo is nice to OC on along with an intel CPU. AMD's are also good with OCing, but less people use them - so less support if something goes wrong.

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