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allen5o4

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
pure gaming/web browsing

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
about $300

3) Where do you live?
new orleans

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
RAM, MOBO, graphic card. heat sink

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific
about the power supply. List make and model.
power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371004
HDD
cd/dvd drive
monitor - http://www.amazon.com/Gateway-FPD2275W-Widescreen-Flat-Panel-Display/dp/B000K71SHM
keyboard/mouse
case

6) Will you be overclocking?
no

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
22"

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
in about 1 month

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
not sure what these are, can someone help me out with these?

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
yes.


im not sure if i should go AMD or intel, can someone tell me the difference or which one is better? thanks
 
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For your low budget, AMD is better bang for buck. ;)

Is the CPU included in that $300 budget? (its not listed as a needed part for the listed budget, nor as a part you're re-using)
What games will you be playing and at what settings?

To get you started, I'm thinking of...

$70 - AMD 770 Gigabyte Mobo
$70 - AMD Athlon2 X2 CPU
$40 - 4GB DDR2-800
$100 - HD4850 512MB
$20 - CM TX3 CPU HSF
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$300 + tax and shipping
 
Yeah, especially with the new quad core Athlons just around the corner...
AMD is just better at price point. The only shame is a lack of an equally cheap, but equally high-quality motherboard to go along with it.
 
I agree with shiro on the psu. Also, if you can wait for the quadcore athlon2's, thats always a good thing. I expect AMD to lower prices a bit more, but not sure if and when that will happen (in reaction to lynnfield release).
 
I don't see a price drop happening as i5 is lowest cpu currently is $200, 95% of AMD current CPU are not at that price point. So a price drop is unlikely ontill i3 is on the market, which is months away.
 
... but the models that are over $200 aren't worth buying anymore since i5 outperforms them -- strictly on a cpu pricepoint. So, hopefully its before i3, but yah, I'm thinkin it'll be after, too...
 
sorry i also need a CPU. i will be running WOW, fear 2, need for speed:shift, burnout: paradise; the most recent games. i think im going to need 1 gb for the graphic card. i had a 512 mb card and it was kinda choppy for fear 2. IF i have to, im willing to spend about 350-375 at the max.
 
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