CPU and Motherboard no more then $350

[benmcc92]

I need to purchase a new CPU and motherboard but i only have around $350 to spend. I mostly do gaming and basic multimedia like cd burning some video editing, and i have a tv tuner on my pc for media center.

Thanks

Ben

 

[Joe_The_Dragon]

If you get a system with on board video Nvidia and ATI / AMD boards are a lot better then intel ones.

 

[gooman]

Without knowing anything about what other parts you plan to use (reuse ??) in this new system, a good balance for price/performance would be:

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R $130
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 GHz $220 (free shipping @ Newegg)

The Giga board is reviewed pretty well and a lot of good feedback at the verious eTailers also. Great board for the $

Board selection kinda depends on if your trying to use a bunch of old components (Pata Hard drives and old memory and that kind of stuff). The motherboard I listed has the Intel P35 chipset; the latest motherboards will require the latest interfaces on your other system components. But DDR2 memory and Sata HDs are pretty darn cheap these days.

Good Luck

 

[asgallant]

The Intel system mentioned above is pretty good, but you can save a ton of money without sacrificing too much performance by going with AMD.

If you plan on overclocking, the Athlon X2 BE-2350 (about $100) should be able to get about a 50% overclock (the X2 BE 2300 is cheaper and should also overclock well, but I haven't seen any reports of it yet). If not, the X2 4600 (65W) is also about $100, while the 4200 (65W) and 3800 (65W) both retail for significantly less ($80 and $65, respectively, on NewEgg). The Biostar TForce 550 is a great overclocking board, and rings in at $80. A combo with these would run between $150-180, which leaves an extra $170-200 to keep or upgrade other components with.

 

[benmcc92]

I'm currently using DDR memory and a SATA drive and a 7900gs

 

[benmcc92]

sorry that was DDR2

 

[benmcc92]

and sorry its 350 Canadian dollars

 

[aevm]

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L, C$116.18
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=666677038&vpn=GA-P35-DS3L&manufacture=GIGABYTE
E6750 C$229.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25298&vpn=BX80557E6750&manufacture=Intel

 

[benmcc92]

thanks a lot guys

 

[rammedstein]

i think you'd be better off with this http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25412&vpn=BX80557E4500&manufa cture=Intel

and this http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21163&vpn=SCNJ-1100P&manufact ure=Scythe

along with that mobo, it will allow you to overclock and use cheaper, not point budgeting one part to make the other one just as expensive as what you saved.

 

[localcpuguy]

I would say just do this:

AMD Athlon X2 6000+ (3.0GHz, 2x1MB Cache)- $169 Newegg.
MSI K9A Platinum Motherboard- $132.

You will still have a little extra money too.

 

[Yoosty]

I'm currently using DDR memory and a SATA drive and a 7900gs

Is that 7900gs PCIe or AGP... Then we can help you out a bit more.

 

[benmcc92]

PCIe

 

[Yoosty]

Hi benmcc92,

Below is some suggestions on what you should buy for Upgrade.

AMD System
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 Windsor 2.2GHZ 2X512KB 89W 90NM Retail Box € 100.13
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18458&vpn=ADA4200CUBOX&manufacture=AMD

DFI Infinity NF570-M2/G ATX AM2 NF570 DDR2 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 1394 Sound Motherboard € 123.06
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21688&vpn=INFINITY NF570-M2/G&manufacture=DFI

Subtotal € 223.19 without shipping cost.

Intel System
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 1.86GHZ 1066FSB 2MB Retail € 185.00
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=19142&vpn=BX80557E6300&manufacture=Intel

EVGA Nforce 650I Ultra Conroe LGA775 ATX 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard € 116.50
Save €20.00 with manufacturer's mail-in rebate! € 96.50
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=24185&vpn=122-CK-NF66-T1&manufacture=eVGA

Subtotal € 301.50 without shipping cost or rebate applied.

Both AMD & Intel Systems will need DDR2 Ram, which I included below.

Lowest Rate for Top Brand Ram, International
2Gb OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Special Ops Edition Dual Channel € 96.00 without shipping cost
http://www.memoryc.com/products/des...ecial_Ops_Edition_Dual_Channel_kit/index.html

AMD Subtotal + Ram = € 319.19 without shipping cost applied.

Intel Subtotal + Ram = € 397.50 without shipping cost or rebate applied.

So the AMD System comes in under your € 350 limit and is best buy at this time. I would of rather picked the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE Dual Core, but was € 56.27 more.

Hope this helps you out some.

 

[turpit]

Without knowing anything about what other parts you plan to use (reuse ??) in this new system, a good balance for price/performance would be:

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R $130
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 GHz $220 (free shipping @ Newegg)

The Giga board is reviewed pretty well and a lot of good feedback at the verious eTailers also. Great board for the $

Board selection kinda depends on if your trying to use a bunch of old components (Pata Hard drives and old memory and that kind of stuff). The motherboard I listed has the Intel P35 chipset; the latest motherboards will require the latest interfaces on your other system components. But DDR2 memory and Sata HDs are pretty darn cheap these days.

Good Luck

I shipped my new GA-P35-DS3R back for refund. Problems with the onboard network (Gigabit), and from the reviews Ive read, its not an uncommon problem. Physically, the board was a little flimsy compared to an asus or abit, but either because of the P35 chip or just a better design, it was noticably faster than my P5wDH Deluxe running the same CPU(E6600), OZC 'gold' memory, video card and HDDs on the same FSB clocks. Significantly faster loading/setting up the OS and apps. Wish the lan was problem free....I would have kept it. I may get anotherone eventually, but Ill wait awhile for the updated revisions to hit the market.

 

[benmcc92]

yeah i think im going with the e6320 and the Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R

THANKS FOR THE HELP GUYS!