[lazylilsnoop]

i'm planning to get a new CPU. but was wondering of getting a AMD (cheaper) or Intel (costly)???

i've been doing some reading about Intel, n they said that Quad core is good for multi-tasking between applications while Dual Core are good for games.

AMD Quad Core Phenom 9500 = $242
Intel Dual Core E6750 = $228

which one is a better options?

i've made a list of hardware i wanted to put in the Intel C2D
Motherboard: Asus P5E-X38
Ram: 4G Kit-800
Graphic: 256MB 8600GTS ASUS($145) or 384MB 8800GS ASUS($225)
HD: W.D SATA 500GB
Case: ANTEC P182
Power Supply: recommend how many watts i need... no idea


so please give me some comments whether it's suitable anot

[skinnywhiteboy]

Just based on personal experience with both, I would go with the Intel if you can afford it.

[Deathblow]

For reliability you go with Intel. For most bang for the buck, you go with AMD.

[lazylilsnoop]

hmm... okay, so i would get the Intel E6750

how about the other hardware, good enough?

[skinnywhiteboy]

The other hardware looks good.

[AQuickE]

Originally Posted by Deathblow

For reliability you go with Intel. For most bang for the buck, you go with AMD.

I agree!

[lazylilsnoop]

about the graphic card, which 1 is better?

oh, i forgotten to ask about the RAM, a 4G Kit 800MHz or a 2G Kit 1066Mhz
which ram do i take?

[skinnywhiteboy]

The more memory, the better. It really depends on what your Motherboard will support.

[lazylilsnoop]

for the motherboard, ASUS P5E-X38 supports DDR2 1066
so 4G 800MHz($100) or 2G 1066MHz($75) ???

by the way, was looking around n saw another motherboard, ASUS P5E3, which supports DDR3
same price as the ASUS P5E-X38


i'll stick to DDR2 RAM now because DDR3 is way to expensive.
so which should i get? a DDR2 or a DDR3 supported board? just in case i upgrade my ram to DDR3
i'm guessing DDR2 n DDR3 slots are same, is it?

[Jankos]

There are boards that support both, so you can use DDR2, and then when the price drops for DDR3 you can get some of it and move to it seamlessly.

[spaz88]

As for your question about the video cards, If the mobo is SLI ready i would recommend heading over to tiger direct and picking up two 8600 gt xxx editions, they are fairly cheap right now. If you are only doing single video card I would get the 8800 gs.

Also the ram would more be dependent on your OS if your using Vista I would recommend using the 4 gb of 800mhz RAM, if you will be running XP SP2 then go with the 2 GB of 1066Mhz RAM. Also dont bother with DDR3 yet when it comes to benchmarking it doesnt perform as well as a good stick of DDR2. Main reasons being that DDR3 has much higher latencies than DDR2, although DDR3 consumes less power.

hope that helps you a little.

[lazylilsnoop]

hmm.... got 1 of my friend suggest that i reduce the MotherBoard price, n get a E6850

so this is the list he made up

M/B: ASUS P5KR
CPU: E6850
Ram: 2G-800 DDR2
GPU: 512MB 8800GT
HD: W.D 320GB
Case: Antec P182
PSU: ---

how's the setup? he reduced the M/B price from a ASUS P5E-X38($279) to a ASUS P5KR($155)

and for the PSU, how much watt is enough? can i just get a cheap PSU(with enough watt) or get a branded PSU?

[spaz88]

The PSU will depend on what video card you decide to go with but I would recomend at least 600 Watts that way you can power al lthat and if you decide to add more the power will be available

[lazylilsnoop]

ooo... so any brand of PSU will do right? doesn't need to be branded eg. Antec, Coolermaster, Thermaltake etc etc.

about the motherboard... did my fren did the right decision? reducing the m/b value, increasing the CPU value.

[Stoner]

Definitely go with a brand name PSU with a good reputation.
A cheap one can go bad and take out many expensive components with it.