Bought some low-end parts: Intel E3200 and MSI G31TM-P35
 

New RevScene/Photoshop machine at work...

The Celeron E3200 is truely amazing. I tested it on a G35 Gigabyte board
with a giant heatsink, it gets up to 3.6ghz stable @ 1.475v. Not bad for a $51
CPU. Of course on a cheapo board like MSI G31TM, it only can run at 12x266
mhz (3.2ghz) w/ stock cooling or 10x333 (3.3ghz). It is better than I expected
compare it with my other budget systems I built, like the $300 system - E1400/
E2180, which crash at 3.0ghz or above.

Spec:
Intel E3200 (1mb cache)
MSI G31TM-P35
A-data 2gb ram
Seagate 250gb
Imation DVD-writer 24x
Cheapo Made in China case with 300w PSU
Internal Card Reader

Total: $260 :D (+ x'mas gift from my manager - Samsung 23")


Stock Cooling + one 40mm case fan @ 3.2ghz (12 x 266mhz) @ 32C idle / 60C load
Stable as fuck!

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/7570/43214.jpg

u kno i thot of doing this just for gaming...
something elcheapo..but not a celeron...
then again..i went..nahhhh
whats ur guys opinions on this? i mainly use a laptop for work

do you have comparisons or experience regarding the difference in lifespan of these over-clocked systems? interesting nontheless

lifespan? haha...my old Duron 600 @ 1050mhz (with Abit KT7) is still running fine at my cousin's place 24/7 as BT machine. That is a 10 yrs old system.

as long as you're careful with your vcore voltage u shouldn't affect the longevity of yer cpu too much. e8400's should be kept below 1.34 i believe, not sure about these puppies tho.

almost 24 hrs...and not a single error with Orthos.

3.2ghz @ stock cooling @ 60C load.

You built a machine dedicated to revscene and photoshop? lol.

^ pretty much what I do at work everyday.

the lenovo E5200 at work is for email checking only...nothing can be installed, sent out, and transferred. IT set a lot of restrictions on it.