e5200 and other budget overclockers

GSAV55

New Member
I currently have the cpu in my sig, which is normally at 2.8 ghz, but oc's to about 3.02 ghz. I was looking for a good processor for under (or very close to) $100. I have heard many great things about the intel e5200,that it comes stock at 3.1 ghz and easily oc's to 4.0ghz without hardly breaking a sweat. I do a lot of heavy gaming, and am also about to purchase an ATI 4870 GPU.

Would this CPU be an upgrade from my current one? Are there any better cpus within my price range with either better overclockability or gaming performance that I should know about?

Thanks! :)
 

Jamsandwich

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Acer 24" wide screen 2ms 1920x1200
Asus M2N-E nForce 500 SLI
2x XFX GeForce 7900GTX SLI
2gb OCZ DDR2 RAM
AMD 64 x2 5600+ 3.02Ghz
550watt X2 Ultra modular PSU
250gb Seagate Barracuda
G15 Gaming Keyboard

There's your problem. You're wanting to upgrade to a intel CPU when you've got a AMD board. Heh heh if you want to upgrade your CPU you'll have to buy a new board :/
 

WhiteFireDragon

New Member
no, e5200 does not come stock at 3.1ghz, and it's actually pretty hard to reach 4ghz with it. it's a low end binned 45nm chip even though it has a really high multiplier
 

GSAV55

New Member
So would it be a downgrade from what I currently have? Is there a chip within, or close to my budget that you would reccomend?
 

Jamsandwich

New Member
Yes but i was assuming that you've settled with the e5200 that's all no need to get all hostile..

anyway i didn't see that post by Whitefiredragon.
 

GSAV55

New Member
I currently have the cpu in my sig

I was looking for a good processor for under (or very close to) $100

Would this CPU (e5200) be an upgrade from my current one?

Are there any better cpus within my price range with either better overclockability or gaming performance that I should know about?

Thanks! :)

I simplified the OP for you, do you understand my question now? And I'm sorrry, I didn't mean to come across hostile, its just frusterating waiting all day for a response and the only one not having anything to do with my question. Sorry for being a jerk though, you didn't do anything wrong.
 

Respital

Active Member
By what you said in your first post i would advise balancing the CPU\GPU more and lowering the GPU to the HD4850 and then maybe you'll have enough for an E8400.
 

GSAV55

New Member
By what you said in your first post i would advise balancing the CPU\GPU more and lowering the GPU to the HD4850 and then maybe you'll have enough for an E8400.

I'll keep it in mind, though I was looking to spend 200-250 between mobo and cpu. Any idea when we'll start seeing some more intel price drops?
 

WhiteFireDragon

New Member
ok i'll fully answer you questions to avoid further frustrations. the e5200 is the lowest binned 45nm CPU. it's designed for budget computers, not to get extreme OC's. those people that get 4ghz out of their e5200 get lucky with a good chip, but normally, there is an fsb wall at around 300mhz. if you want a budget OC'ing chip, then get an e7200, which is a little over $100 right now. high end binned 45nm chips are the e8000 series, but doubt you'd want to afford that right now.

for your application, i would not suggest upgrading to an e5200. this would require you to also buy a OC'ing mobo, which would cost at least another $100 on top of the $80 chip. this $180 upgrade from an AMD platform would hardly give you any performance gains, and this is assuming you're going to OC the e5200 to its max potential. definitely not worth $180 upgrade. if you're going to switch to an intel platform, get either a e8400/8500 for just a little more, or get a q9550 for a huge difference if you can afford it. it money is a problem, then just stick with your AMD platform
 

Kornowski

VIP Member
By what you said in your first post i would advise balancing the CPU\GPU more and lowering the GPU to the HD4850 and then maybe you'll have enough for an E8400 or Q6600.

That sounds like a good idea. I'd skimp a little on the card (by no means is the 4850 a bad card!) and put some more money towards the CPU / Mobo.
 
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