What do you mean with 'worth mentioning'? I agree it's not worth bragging about, but it's still good enough for great value / performance.

did you read my full post? my asrock S775 mobo overclocks better and is cheaper?

Yes, i didn't assume it was s775 and Core 2 capable.

Which asrock model is it?

mine is 775VSTA with DDR/2 AGP/PCIe support, but there is one with PCIe/DDR2 which should do fine:)

http://www.alternate.de/html/product...l?artno=GPER15

Good tip, seems to work very well with a E4300/4400 processor. Thanks!

E2160: 86 euro. Same as E4300 but with 1mb l2 instead of 2mb.

Seems like a nice toy!
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-21...benchmark.html

performance goes down too:)

Ordered:

Intel Core 2 Duo, E2160, Socket 775, Boxed € 86,42
Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA, Retail € 54,57
2x Transcend Jetram, 1024 MB, DDR2, PC5300, 667 MHz €60,08
Cooler Master Hyper TX Intel € 17,12

New Core 2 duo pc for 215 euro. I'm such a cheap bastard. :D

can you configure a similar priced AMD system (just for kicks) to see where it lands you?

where did you order?

azerty.nl. no hidden costs, 15 euro shipping. Has great feedback on tweakers.

AMD Athlon 64, 3800+ (45w), Socket AM2, Boxed € 69,52
Transcend Jetram, 1024 MB, DDR2, PC5300, 667 MHz € 60,02
Asrock ALIVEXFIRE-ESATA2 € 59,20
Cooler Master Hyper TX AMD € 17,12

= 205 euro, just 10 euro cheaper than a core 2 duo at same clockfrequency.