Ordering computer parts on the 15th...

[Dan]

And here are my proposed specs

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/EVGA+e-GeForce+8800+GT+512MB+PCI-E+?productId=29036
EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT 512MB PCI-E - £171.49

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+AM2+%28AMD%29/ASUS+M2N32-SLI+DLX+nF590+Socket+AM2+Motherboard+?productId=23066
ASUS M2N32-SLI DLX nF590 Socket AM2 Motherboard - £93.99

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/AMD/Athlon+64+X2+Socket+AM2/AMD+Athlon+64+X2+Dual+Core+6400%2B+3.20GHz+%28AM2%29+?productId=28396
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ 3.20GHz (AM2) - £130.37

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+800+%28PC6400%29/OCZ+2GB+PC2-6400+nVIDIA+SLI+Ready+%282x1GB%29+?productId=26805
OCZ 2GB PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI Ready (2x1GB) - £56.34

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/500GB+Samsung+Spinpoint+SATA2+16MB+?productId=25162
500GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 16MB - £63.39

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Corsair+520W+HX+V2+Series+Modular+PSU+?productId=27955
Corsair 520W HX V2 Series Modular PSU - £63.27

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/Socket+754%2C+939%2C+940/+Arctic+Cooling+Freezer+64+PRO+PWM?productId=25586&rqcType=q#rqc
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 PRO PWM - £11.69

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/Accessories/Arctic+Silver+V+Compound?productId=9573
Arctic Silver V Compound - £4.17

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Thermaltake+Tsunami+-+Black%2C+Window+Side+Panel+?productId=27565
Thermaltake Tsunami - Black, Window Side Panel - £71.38

£666.09 (666 lol  )

Anything you would change/Compatibility issues you can spot

[Gridlock]

Go for it. They're good enough.

[Nevadura]

i am avery depressed about the Processor
i thought you wanted to buy a Intel Quad Core Processor?

[Dan]

wanting and affording are two different things 

[Killzone]

Yuk, an AMD..

Take an Intel: Much faster (check benchmarks).

Proc> Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 or Core 2 Quad E6600
Mobo> Gigabyte P35-DS3
If u want RAID: Take P35-DS3R

Benchmark:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=921&model2=873&chart=421

[Nimrod]

Yuk, an AMD..

Take an Intel: Much faster (check benchmarks).

Proc> Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 or Core 2 Quad E6600
Mobo> Gigabyte P35-DS3
If u want RAID: Take P35-DS3R

Benchmark:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=921&model2=873&chart=421

I am gonna slap u silly, f00l.

Stick with AMD, intel are secretly controlled by micro$oft 

[Killzone]

Withouth joking:
Please buy urself an Intel. They are much faster, have a lower power consumtion, they are not microsoft controlled, and are better overclockers...
Every benchmark will show you that the Intel's are faster.

[Nimrod]

Withouth joking:
Please buy urself an Intel. They are much faster, have a lower power consumtion, they are not microsoft controlled, and are better overclockers...
Every benchmark will show you that the Intel's are faster.

what websites are u looking at?

their only faster depending on the models which benchmarkers consider equivalents. AMDs have more "bang for your buck" in other words money wise you'd be better with that athlon u picked.

[Dan]

Alot of friends who are good with computers suggest AMD but on a buildyourownpc website there all praising intels. But if I wanted to get a decent Intel there about £160 and I still need to buy an OS (im allowed £700)

[Killzone]

E6750 will cost u around 170 Euro's.

So that one wont be much expensive. Only thing is the mobo, but the Gigabyte is only 100 Euro's...

Really, search some benchmarks, then you will notice the big difference between them. A few years ago, the Athlon's were faster, but now, the Intel Core's are way faster. Time Changes .

[Killzone]

http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-3115-view-Athlon-64-X2-6400+-review-and-benchmark.html
Carefully watch to time : Lower is better
FPS and score's: Higher is better.

You will see that the Intel is much faster in games, and mostly faster than the (higher clocked) AMD's.

And watch Tom's Hardware.

[Gridlock]

I agree with Killzone, who'd be dumb to buy Athlon? Intel damn it! INTEL! If you'd buy Athlon instead of Intel, it would be like buying a Ford Sierra instead of a Ferrari.

[Bizzie]

their only faster depending on the models which benchmarkers consider equivalents. AMDs have more "bang for your buck" in other words money wise you'd be better with that athlon u picked.

* JuBizz quietly agrees with drpressure.

Yes, the gigahertzes are not enough. AMD processor does more in lower frequency, while Intel processor does the same amount of work in a lot higher frequency.

[Dan]

Fine il switch to Intel 

[Nimrod]

And watch Tom's Hardware.

thats good advice

If i were u though i'd compare the processors which are actually in your price range not just the top from intel or AMD. U need to know which processor u can actually afford is fastest.


3.2 ghz sounds good enough to me. U might have to pick a new mobo as well.

I agree with Killzone, who'd be dumb to buy Athlon? Intel damn it! INTEL! If you'd buy Athlon instead of Intel, it would be like buying a Ford Sierra instead of a Ferrari.

Ford seirras are good cars