Opteron 170 vs. C2D E6300

[Uberbob102000]

What would be better for gaming-
1. a opteron 170, 2 GB DDR-400 3-3-3-8, eVGA 8800GTS
2. a C2D E6300, 1 GB DDR2-800 4-4-4-12, eVGA 8800GTS
they are close to the same price so i was wondering which one would be better for gaming.

 

[AntiSocialMunky]

The C2D probably, but both will be pretty decent. Really, its the GTS that matters more than both processor and the ram.

Still, I'd recommend the C2D and the DDR2-800 because the 775 socket will probably last a while yet and the DDR2-800 is good for OCing. I'm not sure how much ram the modern games use, but one gigabyte seems enough - I don't know of ANY game that REQUIRES that much ram.

 

[engiNURD]

BF2 runs so much better with 2GB than 1GB, hehe. Yah, go with the core2duo. LGA775 will be around until 2008.