new computer

[Sorcos]

Im going to buy a new computer soon and im having trouble on deciding whether to get amd or intel. i was leaning towards amd so heres the computer im thinking about.

either athlon 2500+ or athlon 2800+
ASUS A7N8X-DX deluxe
1 gig dule channel ram, not sure what brand yet
western digital 120GB 7200 rom ultra ata-100 8mb cache
ati radeon 9800-pro 128mb
sound blaster audigy 2
420 watt power

if i got intel i would get a p4 2.6c and either a p4p800 or p4c800 mobo. probably the p4p because its cheaper, and everythign else the same. so basically im just askin which is better in performance. i dont plan on overclocking it at all and its going to be used for games mostly. im also not sure about fans, would i need any special fans for this setup? thanks.

 

[songoku]

I personally would stick with the 2500 and get the cool master aero 7+ and over clock it.

Secondly I would only go with 2 256 PC3200 hyperx modules from Kingston. I do everything from program, to games, and even video editing and never have a problem with my ram.

Third if you can’t wait until next year, around February. That’s when a lot of new stuff will be out and current prices will drop.

Lastly go with the AN7 from abit. Its supposed to be the best mb out there.


Supporting AMD with your breakable stuff.

 

[lisabob2]

Looks good, are you getting a new case also?
Some cases come with extra fans like some of the Chieftec cases.
If you buy a retail athlon, you get a good fan, good enough if you aren't overclocking.
I would lean towards the Amd with the p4 2.6 being $173.00 and the barton 2800 going for $136.00 at Newegg. The 2600 barton is going for $104.00
I think it would be hard to see the difference in games between the intel or Amd cpu.
Bob

 

[ytoledano]

It may seem that your system isn't limited by the amount of RAM you have and that's probably true, but Win2K and XP really do gain a lot from more RAM (a gig instead of 512). The system uses the RAM differently if you have 512 or 1024 so it seems that having more RAM won't help, but it does.

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[Johanthegnarler]

You'll notice the difference of 512 to 1 gb using win xp, running mp3 player and using corel draw 10. I know I can tell the difference.

p4 2.8 533fsb
intel mobo
1gb rdram pc 800
radeon9800 pro
120gb seagate s-ata