My first gaming rig
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Actually, I would say that 9-9-9-24 (CL9) is a teeny, teeny bit quicker than 9-11-9-27 (CL11, I presume) http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/314892-30-cl11-what-difference
But the difference is so tiny you'll barely know it.
Yeah you should be able to get a 6300 to 4.2GHz, just be careful with the overclocking though. Make sure the voltage and temperature isn't too high, and also stress-test it using Prime95 on 'blend' to run the CPU at 100% load. If it crashes, then you know your overclock is unstable and you need to adjust it.
If the temperature is too high, decrease the voltage, since that is what usually causes high temperatures.
If it's unstable, try upping the voltage a little, or lowering the multiplier (which the number which determines the frequency/'GHz' the CPU is running at).
I would do a bit of research before you overclock. It may take a while to find an ideal overclock, but there is lots of information on the internet to help you.
I checked on 8320 again and it had 3.5 GHz as stock (same as the 6300) but the 8320 is 8-core CPU and 6300 6-core CPU so there's a difference, and if I'd get rid of the Hyper 212 CPU cooler, I still can't afford the 8230, it's price tag is quite high
BTW, will it run games faster when the CPU has more cores if they both have stock 3.5GHz? (sorry for asking but I know very little about PC components)
2. question: I've checked on this forum the guide for OCing the CPU but I didn't understand it, so can someone list the OC process to this thread (for example like this:
1. do this thing
2. do that thing etc.
or like this:
- do this thing
- do that thing etc.)
Sorry if that was messed up a bit but I hope that you understand what i mean by listing
BTW, will it run games faster when the CPU has more cores if they both have stock 3.5GHz? (sorry for asking but I know very little about PC components)
2. question: I've checked on this forum the guide for OCing the CPU but I didn't understand it, so can someone list the OC process to this thread (for example like this:
1. do this thing
2. do that thing etc.
or like this:
- do this thing
- do that thing etc.)
Sorry if that was messed up a bit but I hope that you understand what i mean by listing
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Jiniix
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Most games don't use more than four cores anyway. So if they both run at 3.5GHz and have more cores than the game can use, the performance will be identical. But with AMDs Mantle coming out, it supposedly supports eight cores. That would boost the performance, as it would be able to spread the workload out on all the cores.
I would probably suggest getting the 8320 too, then, some day, buy a better cooler and overclock it. Maybe we'll see some good deals in December.
I would probably suggest getting the 8320 too, then, some day, buy a better cooler and overclock it. Maybe we'll see some good deals in December.
Jiniix
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You should look into a CPU cooler in my opinion. The stock ones tend to be quite loud and have poor cooling performance. But it's easier to upgrade from stock cooler to a good one, rather than upgrading the CPU.
By easy I mean in terms of money, find the right part, figuring out what to do with the old part etc. The process of doing it is pretty much exactly the same
By easy I mean in terms of money, find the right part, figuring out what to do with the old part etc. The process of doing it is pretty much exactly the same
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