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09-14-2006, 05:42 PM
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This should be easy....
Right... I'm PLANNING to build a new PC....
The question is what is the best Processor of 64 bit arch (AMD vs Intel P4), and therefore the best motherboard to go with it? I want to spend about £100 (about $190) on the processor, and about the same on the motherboard (hopefully less).... And then, the best graphics card to go with all that, again for about the same price... Would like some opinions. Thanks |
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09-14-2006, 06:07 PM
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You are just on the edge of being able to do a good Intel Core 2 Duo system. I'd go for that. An E6400 would run about $227.00 US, but the GIGABYTE GA-945P-S3 motherboard that looks like a nice budget Core 2 board only runs $90.99. Something along those lines anyway.
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09-14-2006, 06:37 PM
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E6300 would be the best choice for bang/buck. Conroe E6300 $183
Best motherboard to go along with that would be Asus P5B $154.99 or Intel 965P $112.99 Best gpu for the price would be 7900GS $197.99 OR 7600GT $152.99 ------- UK Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...aCP_2d135_2dIN 2nd one down Price: £114.99 W/o VAT Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-151-AS) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal..._Asus_177.html 4th one down Price: £94.99 w/o VAT EVGA GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-013-EA) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7900_Series.html 3rd one down Price: £119.99 w/o VAT Or EVGA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-004-EA) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7600_Series.html 6th one down Price: £109.99 w/o VAT
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09-14-2006, 11:30 PM
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What type of memory is going to go along with the 965P?
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09-14-2006, 11:47 PM
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go with the intel core 2 duo E6300 and you will not be sad at all. That processor is awesome. After that, the p5b is probably the best board out for a new computer. It is probably the only motherboard I would buy right now that uses and Intel processor.
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09-15-2006, 12:54 PM
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I don't know what RAM to use....
I guess I should probably go with DDR2... or whatever it is... Where would I get that? (in the UK) |
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09-15-2006, 01:18 PM
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This is the memory I suggest:
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-092-CS) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...S2_Memory.html 6th one down OR Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-095-CS) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...S2_Memory.html 7th one down |
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09-15-2006, 10:10 PM
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About the RAM....
Don't really wanna spend £200... More around £50..... I take it that just any old DDR2 RAM won't do.... or will it be ok...? |
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09-16-2006, 12:34 AM
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Closest thing to 50 quid I can get with keeping in mind compatible memory for your board and atleast 1gb is this stuff:
Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x512MB) (MY-059-CS) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...S2_Memory.html Last one on the page Price: £69.99 |
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