E6300 1.8 GhZ and MSI P965

[makeshift1]

I am gonna buy my new system components today
I am really hoping if someone can give me the goa head with a E6300 1.8 core 2 duo and a MSI P965 Neo-F Intel P965

I have never overclocked before, but wanted to know if it is possible to overclock on this.
Basically I just dicovered this board. Had a read, and then thought I would ask you people if this setup is good or not. YOu can see more of this board on the following page

http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=mbMSp965_neo_f

This is an online shop, not another forum or anything.

I am obviously trying to save money. Main aim is to have a good gaming PC with least $$$ spent


I will be putting in a SATA 160 gig at the moment, and 1 gb ram stick, followed by another in 2 weeks time

So overall there will be like 2gb RAM in it, with 1sata 160gb hd, and a decent 512mb video card.
Last night I discovered that nVidia is not a company(eg a brand new) ,but actually like a chipset for a video card, is that true?

Also the core 2 duo is for sure. Also, is it possbile to use my old p4 2.4 intel processor on this moboard?
Thank you.

 

[Roguestar]

It is possible to use your old processor only if it's an LGA "socket" 775 chip.

You won't need to overclock a Core 2 Duo to absolutely blaze through current games.

nVidia is a company that makes, amongst other things, graphics cards and motherboard chipsets. nVidia make the GeForce graphics cards and the nForce motherboard chipsets. They also make graphics chips for motherboards that come with integrated graphics.

I'd suggest a gigabyte 965P S3 for cheap overclocking. It costs less than a lot of the other big favourites like the Asus P5B-Deluxe and Gigabyte DS3, and is a fantastic overclocker. See my sig.

 

[makeshift1]

I did a quick search, if oyu culd please follow the link, and confirm the mobo is the same as you suggested. Plz.

http://www.qcgo.com.au/gabba/productdetails.php?productcode=MBGI965PS3

And will this cpu and mobo last me for 2 years good?

 

[makeshift1]

Your setup seems like the same as mine would be. So how good is your system?

This is the video card I am looking after. It says Albatron on it though. But that wud be nvidia too,rite?

http://www.gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_no=viALx_6600_512



Also, what is a good power supply thingy? Is a case with 300w enough, or how much is ideal?

 

[Roguestar]

A Core 2 Duo will last you a good two years, depending on how often you upgrade your video card (and what you start out with), I would say. I tend to upgrade every two years and when I do I can still generally run games at mid specs. If you think it's a bit too slow for you, you can always overclock it. It's surprisingly easy and saves you having to spend another $600 on a faster processor .

The video card you link is indeed an nVidia card, a GeForce 6600. nVidia let a load of other manufacturers make cards based on their specifications, and it's up to the card maker if they're going to leave nVidia's design exactly the way it is, or change the heatsink and fan or overclock it a bit or whatever.

By the way, that card isn't up to much for high-demand games now, if you ask me. Get something cheap that'll at the very least tide you over for a long while until you can afford a Direct X 10 card when everyone is using Vista, like an ATI Radeon x1950 Pro. One example manufacturer would be Sapphire.

As for the power supply I'd recommend something around 400W, get a decent brand name and not whatever just comes with the case .

As for "how good" my system is? Well, I don't have any games I can't run at highest details, put it like that .