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Sogui   01-13-2007 at 01:23:18 AM

I've been shopping for a Budget gaming desktop and I've narrowed down my choices.

I found an excellent monitor, a nice video card to hold me over until the DX10 generation, and a slew of PC's with up to 2gb of DDR2 and 300gb harddrives.

All of the above adding up to around ~$1000!

The only catch is all the choices I have from processors, among the PC's I am seeing...


($730 PC Newegg)
Processor Intel Pentium D Processor 930(3.0GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor
VERSUS (Dell premade, less RAM and worse Video Card)
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6400(2.13GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor
VERSUS ($790 PC Newegg)
Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+(2.6GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor


Im leaning towards the first one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6883103031

It also has an integrated TV tuner, which is perfect for my dorm room (I need a TV) and saves me from having to buy it later for the 2nd and 3rd PC's. But despite being described as a "Dual Core" processor...
I'm being told that I'm losing speed compared to Intel's Core 2 Duo series.

So I would REALLY appreciate an overview of how this processor choice will affect me, I don't plan on overclocking or playing next-gen games on "Max" settings... so do the benefits of picking the first PC (money and TV tuner) outweigh losing speed towards the 2nd or 3rd processor?

(Keep in mind im buying a video card seperately)

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Sogui   01-13-2007 at 01:46:32 AM
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Upgradability is also important for this PC.

I already plan on upgrading the video cards later on, but is the First PC (Dual-Core Pentium D), going to be upgradable to Core 2 Duo processors?

For better specs on the newegg PC that I gave a link to, you can just click the specifications box, hopefully that will give you enough info.

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dragonsprayer   01-13-2007 at 08:16:23 AM
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get a e6300 - read these forums there are plenty asking a similar question

e6300 runs 2.67-3ghz no problems on 600-series nvidia boards and 975 and 965 intel chip-sets

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Sogui   01-13-2007 at 10:12:32 AM
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Well, I've pretty much ruled out my first choice now based on further research...

The e6300 comes with a Dell XPS 410, which lacks a 1gb of RAM and has a weak video card.

For much less I can get a: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6883103044

Which has a decent dual-core AMD processor that seems to run just a shade behind a Core 2 Duo 6300.

Only problem is this:
Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 and NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP

I plan on getting a video card once the Direct X10 generation comes out, so the 6100 will hold me over until then... but will the 430 series cause any problems for me?

If anyone can point me towards a machine where I can get 2gb of RAM with a Core 2 Duo Processor and a video card to keep me rolling for another couple months for under $850 that would be ideal... I even found a company that customizes PC's for you, but the RAM just killed the price and I would have to pay extra for Windows XP.

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