O/C E6400 w/ ASrock board

[brianlam425]

well ive been hearing that this mobo does not o/c well. however, on anandtech's review, this mobo actually o/c'ed pretty well...

i'm planning to o/c an E6400 to about 2.3 or 2.4

will my cpu last for bout 4+ years with stock hsf and two case fans

 

[RamIt]

Sure the cpu will last overclocked for 4 years as long as you dont crank the voltage up.
Dont know if i would have a use for a computer that was 4 years old though :/

 

[brianlam425]

and so will the mobo?

 

[Kwint Sommer]

I've used a few over the years and never had an ASrock board die on me but they are the cheapest things on Earth so I have never used one for more than 6 months at a time.

 

[mancunian]

Edit:

Never mind, just read the subject line.

 

[Zebo]

Seems an aweful expensive way to go for only 2.4Ghz ... I'd seriously look into a 3800+ and asrock board for $210 total and overclock it for same performance..

 

[Roy2001]

Originally posted by: Kwint Sommer
I've used a few over the years and never had an ASrock board die on me but they are the cheapest things on Earth so I have never used one for more than 6 months at a time.

I remember ECS boards are cheapest. Who makes ASrock?

 

[Zebo]

Asus make it.. good stuff comapred to ECS..

 

[Sh0ckwave]

Im pretty sure ASrock is ASUS' budget brand

 

[Furen]

AssRock has been doing well enough on the AMD side but I'd be hesitant to recommend it for Intel at all. Hell, buy a 6300 and a better motherboard and you'll probably be better served.

 

[tcG]

This + This = Better

 

[brianlam425]

I forgot to mention i got it because of the AGP slot =[

i'm using a 6800 agp

 

[imported_Zeke]

Originally posted by: RamIt
Sure the cpu will last overclocked for 4 years as long as you dont crank the voltage up.
Dont know if i would have a use for a computer that was 4 years old though :/

I built mine in 2002. Pretty damn usefull still.

 

[Gary Key]

Originally posted by: tcG
This + This = Better

How about this price for the P5B- Smile

 

[brianlam425]

bump

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Zeke

Originally posted by: RamIt
Sure the cpu will last overclocked for 4 years as long as you dont crank the voltage up.
Dont know if i would have a use for a computer that was 4 years old though :/

I built mine in 2002. Pretty damn usefull still.

I built my 2.5 Ghz XP-M in 2003, and I could still use it for anything that I do now. Of course, it would be 20-25% slower than this 2.4 Ghz A64, but I'd hardly call it useless.