Couple Questions

[imported_LoKe]

All prices are in Canadian Dollars.

TC3H-1017 :: nVidia GeForce2 GTS NV15 / 32MB DDR / 4X AGP / OEM / Video Card - $26.99

S458-1104 :: ECS N2U400-A nVidia Socket A ATX Motherboard / Audio / AGP 8x / Ethernet LAN / USB 2.0 - $67.99

CP1-SEM28007 :: AMD Sempron 2800+ / 256KB Cache / 1600MHz FSB / Socket 754 / Processor with Fan - $125.99

TC3J-4024 :: Premium Silver Doom 2535 ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB & Audio Ports and 400-watt 24-Pin Power Supply - $53.99

Total : 344$(CAD) after shipping and taxes.

Also, I have 2x256 Sticks of Infineon DDR SDRAM PC2100, a couple hard drives, optical drives, floppy drives.

NOTE : It's not a gaming computer, it's for every day use.

1. How well would this over clock?
2. Should I get a cheaper Sempron and just clock that instead?
3. Are there any other parts for the same price or cheaper that would be a better choice?

Thanks for whatever help I can get. ^_^

 

[imported_LoKe]

I changed the processor, meaning I gotta find a new motherboard. Bleph.

 

[Mrvile]

1. I doubt it will overclock well if at all, but if it's just an everyday use comptuer (surfing the web, typing documents, etc) then you don't really need to overclock it.

2. It's up to you. You won't really notice the difference in speed if you go down a notch, but it's all up to you. Remember though, you won't be able to overclock well with this setup.

3. Don't know much about Canadian resellers and stuff, sorry can't help you here.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Could you possibly suggest a cheap, overclockable system? If it's not too much work...

 

[imported_LoKe]

How's this :

TC3H-1017 :: nVidia GeForce2 GTS NV15 / 32MB DDR / 4X AGP / OEM / Video Card - $26.99
CP1-SEM28007 :: AMD Sempron 2800+ / 256KB Cache / 1600MHz FSB / Socket 754 / Processor with Fan - $125.99
TC3J-4024 :: Premium Silver Doom 2535 ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB & Audio Ports and 400-watt 24-Pin Power Supply - $53.99
P459-2110 :: PCChips M860 Via Socket 754 ATX Motherboard / Audio / 8x AGP / 10/100 Ethernet LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA / CNR - $67.99

All in Canadian Prices.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Little Bump.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

PCChips? *Problems ahead*. Never really heard of / dont care about that brand.

 

[KoolDrew]

For s754 get a DFI board.

 

[Mrvile]

For good overclockability, the most important part is the motherboard. Also you won't want anything less than Corsair Value Select 🙂

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Heh. Yeah good point...... I'm used to thinking that CVS is the lowest of the lowest... but then again there are some REALLY crappy sticks out there.