For some reason his motherboard finnally craped on his Socket 478 P4 2.8ghz system. he could get a new motherboard but theres only one choice on newegg and i told him hed wanna upg. so i chose some parts for an AMD and Intel based system. He'd rather go with an Intel but the AMD is about 100$ cheaper. Also would rather stay with ATI then Nvidia as he has had nothing but good experiences with ATI. Would appreciate comments on what PC would be better (please dont say C2D omg omg c2d rules, i know that but for price > performance wise) he only wants a PC for cs1.6, wc3, and web surfing. BUT have it somewhat "future" proof to the point where he can play newer games if he wants to. Thanks in advance for comments, advice on different products is welcomed.
HIS CURRENT PC:
Socket 478 P4 2.8ghz
Abit Mobo IS7E
2gb DDR400 (has kingston and patriot in there 4X512mb)
ATI x850xt
ASPIRE 550watt PSU
INTEL BASED PC:
BIOSTAR 945P-A7A (8.0) LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16813138034
$78
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005
$187
OCZ S.O.E 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227118
199$ (169$ 30$ mail in rebate)
GECUBE HV195PG3-D3(RoHS) Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814241038
$204 (164$ 40$ mail in rebate)
Total: 598$
AMD BASED PC:
ASUS A8V-E SE Socket 939 VIA K8T890 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131033
$59
AMD Opteron 175 Denmark 2.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16819103584
$225
GECUBE HV195PG3-D3(RoHS) Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814241038
$204 (164$ 40$ mail in rebate)
total: 448$
HIS CURRENT PC:
Socket 478 P4 2.8ghz
Abit Mobo IS7E
2gb DDR400 (has kingston and patriot in there 4X512mb)
ATI x850xt
ASPIRE 550watt PSU
INTEL BASED PC:
BIOSTAR 945P-A7A (8.0) LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16813138034
$78
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005
$187
OCZ S.O.E 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227118
199$ (169$ 30$ mail in rebate)
GECUBE HV195PG3-D3(RoHS) Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814241038
$204 (164$ 40$ mail in rebate)
Total: 598$
AMD BASED PC:
ASUS A8V-E SE Socket 939 VIA K8T890 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131033
$59
AMD Opteron 175 Denmark 2.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16819103584
$225
GECUBE HV195PG3-D3(RoHS) Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814241038
$204 (164$ 40$ mail in rebate)
total: 448$