Final word on the upgrade

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NoobToast

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AMD Build
Motherboard -- BIOSTAR TA770 A2+ AM2+/AM2
Video Card-- Borrowing an 8500 from a friend of mine until i can get enough money, once i get that money ill either go with a 9 series card, EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB or XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB
Memory -- mushkin 2GB
Processor -- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Total: 227

Intel Build
Motherboard -- GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3G
Video Card--Borrowing an 8500 from a friend of mine until i can get enough money, once i get that money ill either go with a 9 series card, EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB or XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB
Memory -- OCZ Platinum 2GB
Processor -- Intel Pentium E2180

Total: 209

My budget is 200-300, i do plan on OCing, play games and all the other use. Personally, im leaning towards the AMD build, but Intel is right there with it. Im not sure about the AMD motherboard, or the RAM in either builds, both my friends use either of those, and they love them.

Opinions, suggestions and thoughts are welcome.
 
NoobToast said:
AMD Build
Motherboard -- BIOSTAR TA770 A2+ AM2+/AM2
Video Card-- Borrowing an 8500 from a friend of mine until i can get enough money, once i get that money ill either go with a 9 series card, EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB or XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB
Memory -- mushkin 2GB
Processor -- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Total: 227

Intel Build
Motherboard -- GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3G
Video Card--Borrowing an 8500 from a friend of mine until i can get enough money, once i get that money ill either go with a 9 series card, EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB or XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB
Memory -- OCZ Platinum 2GB
Processor -- Intel Pentium E2180

Total: 209

My budget is 200-300, i do plan on OCing, play games and all the other use. Personally, im leaning towards the AMD build, but Intel is right there with it. Im not sure about the AMD motherboard, or the RAM in either builds, both my friends use either of those, and they love them.

Opinions, suggestions and thoughts are welcome.
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Which company's 8500 do you mean?

If it's an ATi 8500, you will not be able to use that card at all on your new system since it came only in AGP, and it predates PCI-Express by several years.

On the other hand, if it's a GeForce 8500GT, then yes, it will do in your new rig until you get a better card.
 
its a MSI Geforce 512mb, pretty good for what i want to use it for, what do you think about the rest of the parts though?
 
Either RAM sets will be fine. I do recommend going with the Intel build. Clock for clock, an Intel Core 2 Duo will beat an AMD CPU. Shouldn't be to hard to hit 3.0Ghz with the E2180 with stock cooling.

Also, that Black Edition X2 5000+ does not come with a HSF. You will have to buy a HSF.
 
if i would go with the black i have a fan/heatsink for a socket A, but that wont fit on the CPU, will it?
 
$162 (incl. shipping) - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Rev. 2.0 LGA775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard Retail + Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 M0 Stepping
$46 - A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
 
Abu Som3a said:
$162 (incl. shipping) - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Rev. 2.0 LGA775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard Retail + Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 M0 Stepping
$46 - A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
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I'd go with this build.
 
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