New Build help

[s1lent]

I found this offer for a barbone starter kit. Tell me if you think it is worth it? Checkout the CPU! This is what I was drawn to the CPU.


XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard - OEM - Qty: 1 $99.99
Intel Pentium D 965 3.73 ghz Extreme Edition Processor - Qty: 1 $199.99-----(at least $500)
OCZ SLI 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 - Qty: 1 $44.99
Hitachi 7K1000.B Hard Drive - Qty: 1 $89.99
Ultra X-Blaster ATX Blk Mid-T Case - Qty: 1 $49.99
Ultra LSP550 550-Watt Power Supply - Qty: 1 $69.98

ALL FOR ---------------------------------------$399.99

Would this be better than what I am running right now?

Tower--Ninja (478x260x540mm)
ASUS Crosshair 941 pin motherboard (Nvidia chipset board)
AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core 5600+ 2.91 ghz
XfX Geforce 9800 GTX + 512 DDr3
ValueSelect---4 gb
372 gb harddrive
Rocketfish 550w power supply
Vista 32bit


Any input would be greatly appreciated.

thank you

 

[WR2]

Not a great deal with that Pentium EE 965 CPU.
Compare that with faster CPUs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ $169
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 $168

Tom's Hardware - CPU charts E8400 / Athlon 64 X2 6400+ / Pentium EE 965

 

[s1lent]

Ok, with what I am running right now. What can I do to upgrade this PC to make it run like a dream? I love playing FPS online and I want to have a fast PC. I also want it to be able to run CRYSIS at full specs. Would it be better to just upgrade my PC or should I buy an EXTREME GAMING PC like Alienware PC or Dell XPS or something like that?

What I am running right now.

Tower--Ninja (478x260x540mm)
ASUS Crosshair 941 pin motherboard (Nvidia chipset board)
AMD Athlon 64
x2 dual core 5600+ 2.91 ghz
XfX Geforce 9800 GTX + 512 DDr3
ValueSelect---4 gb
372 gb harddrive
Rocketfish 550w power supply
Vista 32bit


Any input would be greatly appreciated.

thank you

 

[WR2]

What is the total budget you're willing to invest?
Where do you intend to buy your stuff from?

 

[s1lent]

My budget depends on what I need to upgrade my PC. Probably about $500 to $800 (cash)? Or more depending on what I need. I would buy from Fry's or Newegg.com.

If it is to purchase a Custom Built PC (like Dell or Alienware) then about $2000 to $2800 (credit card).


What can you recomend? Upgrade or Alienware PC??

 

[Helloworld_98]

buying alienware is wrong, as is buying dell.

for $2000 you can build a nice i7 pc, for $2000 you could also get a half-decent(as a gamer) Core 2 pre-built.