Intel budget build

[Chewy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115013

I just found out that because of the off-board memory controller that
you get little performance gain by using premium low cas ram, which opens up the possibility of saving enough on ram to pay the difference with the more expensive intel dual core over the cheaper amd ones.

[Chewy]

and now if you want to overclock core 2 duo the good ram has dropped way down

http://www.buy.com/prod/crucial-2gb-ddr2-sdram-memory-module-2gb-800mhz-ddr2-800-pc2-6400-non/q/loc/101/202541818.html?adid=17662

this is ridiculous

[jm1647]

and now if you want to overclock core 2 duo the good ram has dropped way down

http://www.buy.com/prod/crucial-2gb-ddr2-sdram-memory-module-2gb-800mhz-ddr2-800-pc2-6400-non/q/loc/101/202541818.html?adid=17662

this is ridiculous

But don't we love it....