Upgrading advice

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I'm upgrading from a 2.8 athlon 64 system w/ 6800gt. The only pieces I'm keeping from the old system are the 22" LG monitor, Xfi gamer sound card, 1 74gb raptor, and the case. I also have 2 gb of buffalo ram I bought from the egg on sale. Here is what I will be bringing in for a new system. I will be OC'ing a bit but nothing crazy. A decent heatsink suggestion would be great. Also, max resolution I will be gaming at for quite a while is 1680x1050. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Have
Monitor
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820150054
Sound Card
HD
Case

Buying
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
Graphics Card: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130082
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817139002
Proc: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115004
 
I'm too lazy to middle click all those links. Could you post the names of the parts?

//edit:
Ugh, my friend made me click on them... apparently, he's thinking of the same parts. The choices look good.

Look into the Scythe Infinity/Ninja Plus Rev.B (SCNJ), Tuniq Tower, Ultra 120, Zalman 9500/9700, or Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro.
 
That should do 3.2 easy. Good stuff.


Look for an OEM 6400 online, save some bucks and not have to throw away a stock heatsink.
 
here are a few setups to look at:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103759
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813189002 (-50 mir)
Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122018 (-35 mir)
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817256012

Total: 913.00 + Shipping (minus $85.00 rebates! :D)

Or, more of a budget build...

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128014
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103741 (Get the cpu with the Vigor cooler for to overclock! Q_Q Save like 30 bucks!)
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817148023
Video: http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814150171

Or you can go high end...

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127014
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817148023
Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130080 (-30 mir)


I would go AMD if it's more of a budget gaming computer but thats just me (Here comes the flames...lol... flame me I don't care...) cuz they have great overclockability. I don't know much about that apevia PSU but it looks okay. I would go for the 1st build I posted. Combo of budget yet quality parts.

Good luck!

Also, the vigor gaming peltier cooler does throttle, but if sound doesn't bother you you should be fine. If it does, check out the Titan Amanda:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20691
 
FIDDYOWNZ said:
I would go AMD if it's more of a budget gaming computer but thats just me (Here comes the flames...lol... flame me I don't care...) cuz they have great overclockability. I don't know much about that apevia PSU but it looks okay.
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The only AMD CPU worth buying is the 3600+ Brisbane AM2 X2. If your budget is over $500, then go for Intel. Similar priced Core2Duos will overclock much better than their AM2 counterparts, and also outperform them.

Stay away from Apevia PSUs. Read the advice in the PSU subforum to find out why. A good budget PSU is the Sunbeam NUUO 550W. You can check out PSU reviews at jonnyguru.com.

Filthy's build would be a MUCH better system over any AMD system. Here's why:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2802
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2903
http://dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5414
 
Told you...the flame came...noone seams to get the fact that not everyone can afford a $350 proc then replace once it burns out...and Athlon 64 X2 really is easier as far as maintenance. Much easier to replace if something does happen.
 
FIDDYOWNZ said:
Told you...the flame came...noone seams to get the fact that not everyone can afford a $350 proc then replace once it burns out...and Athlon 64 X2 really is easier as far as maintenance. Much easier to replace if something does happen.
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My point is, dollar for dollar, the intel is better. So if you spend more than $163 on the CPU (the cheapest Core2Duo), you might as well go for intel, since you'll get better performance (overclocked or not).

For $220, E6400 == FX-62. And FX-62 > X2 5200+. Therefore, E6400 > X2 5200+. So, in summary, for $220, the E6400 outperforms the 5200+.

$155 X2 4200+ == $163 E4300. Now, here, the CPUs are rather equal in performance, and also relatively equal in price, since the difference is less than $10. Your recommendation was to OC the 4200+. However, the E4300 is much easier to overclock than the 4200+. So, the E4300 wins.

burns out? what? easier to replace? what!??!?! :confused: You're not making any sense. Please, enlighten me. How in the world would it be "easier" to replace an AMD CPU as opposed to an Intel CPU, and what about the AMD makes it easier? I'm not talking about replacing a $350 CPU. I'm talking about spending $350 in the first place. Who buys a CPU and expects it to burn out? I, for one, would like that CPU to work instead of burn out, lol. And, if it does "burn out," theres something called a warranty :D
 
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