Building A New PC - Advice Needed

[Antz.]

Ok so ive decided a couple more things:

mobo:

Asus P5B Intel P965 LGA775 ATX 1066FSB Pentium D Core 2 Duo 65nm Dual-Core DDR2 800 PCI EX16 GBLAN SATAII RAID :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

CPU:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Retail Box :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

OR:

Intel Pentium D 925 3.0GHz Presler 800MHz FSB 2 x 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Retail :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

What one is better?, can you fit intel cpus on amd boards with the right socets?

Ram:

G.SKILL 1GB DDR2-800 (PC-6400) CL5-5-5-15 MEMORY RETAIL F2-6400PHU1-1GBNR :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

Would that all fit together and improve the pc?

 

[saltynay]

intel and amd don't use the same sockets so they are not compatible.

and stop choosing pentium D's you want Core2duo's the e4300, e6320, e6420, e6600

 

[Antz.]

There not really in my price range, but with that mobo I ca upgrade to them later, right?

Oh and which one of those cpus would work

 

[Antz.]

I just relised I can afford the e4300:

Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 1.80GHz Allendale 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Retail :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

Would that be fast?

 

[maroon1]

E4300 is a very good choice, it performs on par with AMD 4200+ at stock, but it can be overclocked to unbelievable speeds

 

[Antz.]

Cool, Will it go with this:

Asus P5B Intel P965 LGA775 ATX 1066FSB Pentium D Core 2 Duo 65nm Dual-Core DDR2 800 PCI EX16 GBLAN SATAII RAID :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

 

[Sora]

Antz if you choose an Allendale then I highly suggest a good board that likes high FSB as the Allendales can be quite picky.

Here is the one you want man...and it's cheaper

GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Intel965G Core 2 Duo DDR2 800 ATX :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

 

[Antz.]

Cool, so does everyone think this will run smoothly and play bf2? Also what sort of ping ill I get on bf2, bfv and cs source?

 

[Antz.]

Ok heres my final list untill I buy warn me if I shouldnt please :

Mobo: $202.30

GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Intel965G Core 2 Duo DDR2 800 ATX :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

CPU: $225.90

Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 1.80GHz Allendale 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Retail :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

Ram: $96.40

G.SKILL 1GB DDR2-667 (PC-5400) CL5-5-5-15 MEMORY RETAIL F2-5400PHU1-1GBNT :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

Case: $110.00

Sunbeam Evil Eyes Gaming Case

HDD: $107.70

Seagate Barracuda 160GB 7200.9 SATA2-300 NCQ 8MB 7200RPM Hard Drive OEM :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

PSU: $60.80

Atrix 500W Extreme Power w/ CLEAR BLUE CASE & fan :: Elive - New Zealand's Online Computer Store

Total:

$803.10

 

[S0ULphIRE]

Core2duo has two processors, bigger cache, and a faster front side bus. Both r pretty good overclockers, tho i'd say the core2duo is better. Overclocking is pretty easy, i think there'z a sticky on this site somewhere.