am2 vs 775 etc!

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SO i was about to buy my brothers new system for him, and then i thought, hmm maybe i should just look at am2 for a second, he is on a verry limited budget, and i get very cheap prices (got a mate who owns a shop), but i never realised how much cheaper buying an AM2 system was. i mean for $117 (AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS not US guys :p) i can get an X2 Dual Core 6000, so my question...

Is it worth potentially getting him an AMD system due to the freakishly low price compared to intels? if so what motherboard to get, looking for cheapest with descent options?

sorry if this is confusing, basically i need to build him a cheap quick, system (upgrading from my old athlon xp i gave him) what do you guys reccomend, cheap cos he is about to have his first baby :).

also, I am willing to give him my e6750 and/or 8800gtx, and upgrade to something bette rmyself, what do you guys think? I dont know if it was worth buying a 260GTX and quad or what... i game at 1680x1050 btw.

Thanks so much for your time.
 
Depends what he uses his system for. Considering he's surviving on an AXP system, chances are he isn't doing anything that would really need the power of a C2D system. I suggest you spec out the cheapest decent builds you can on both sides, and go with whichever seems to be the better deal.
 
What is the am2 performance like, based on your post, you make it sound as though it is a fair bit under c2d performance?
 
As I said, it depends for what. For a typical e-mail and internet surfing system, it won't make a significant difference. For a system that will be used for high-intensity tasks like video and audio encoding, 3D rendering, large file compression, gaming, etc., a Core 2-based system would be a fair amount faster.
 
If you are leaving the CPU stock, I would go for AMD, cheaper for what it is. For example, in the US, an AMD X2 3.0ghz CPU is about $92 and an Intel C2D 3.0ghz is about $170. The Intel CPU cost about 91% more, but you will not get 91% more performance from Intel if you are keeping the CPUs stock. Essentially, Intel C2D CPU's have a 20-35% advantage over the AMD X2 CPU.
 
I don't think the premium for a GTX 280 is worth it for a 1680x1050 gamer. Or you can try to find a E7200, they have really nice overclocks and from reviews I have seen they are better than the E6750.
 
hey, thanks for the info, i did say the GTX260, and was looking at a quad as an upgrade perhaps? it would be cool if he could get my e6750 and i use the oppertunity to buy something to fill my cpu spot...
 
which one, the gtx or the quad? Which would be the better upgrade, remembering i game at 1680, MY 8800gtx does a good job in most games, clear sky kind of brang it to its nees but (dx10 mode), my one concern is that i hear even these newer cards are brough to their nees by some of these games?
 
Well, I meant both. For gaming at your res though, a new card isn't really necessary. I'd go with the quad for better overall system performance, although either would be a good choice.
 
ok thanks! So what quad do you guys reccomend? i dotn want to spend too much, is sse4 needed? maybe a q6600 might be worth it? im not scared of overclocking, how long till the next line of gfx cards come out? and ideas? maybe i wait until then to up my graphics card.
 
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