hey this is going to be my 2nd build/upgrade to my amd pc i built last year. i was doing my research and finding the best parts for my budget and came up with another mid-ranged amd pc. after some critique many people have advised me to go intel. my main purpose is to be able to lightly game (cod4) and my original budget was $600-650ish with the monitor but i guess ive gone a bit over.
1.) what makes intel c2ds better than amd x2s even when similar amd comparisons have higher ghz?
2.) whats the PCI e 2.0 and will it work with normal pci e slots on the P35?
3.) what do you think of this set up/upgrade?
mobo-$100: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
cpu-$170: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz LGA 775 65W
mem-$80: CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
vga-$160: VisionTek 900203 Radeon HD 3850 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0
monitor-$180: Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD
OS-$xxx: Miscrosoft Vista 32bit___________________________
$690
case(from old comp): Antec Performance One P-160W Silver 1.2mm Anodized Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
psu(from old comp): Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply
hdd(from old comp): Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer
mouse(from old comp): Logitech G5
keyboard(from old comp): Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse
CD/DVD(from old comp): NEC ND-3550A 16X Double Layer DVD/RW Drive
getting rid of...
mobo: Abit KN8 SLI NF4 SLI Athlon 64(FX)/64 X2 Dual-Core Skt939
cpu: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Processor (San Diego) Socket 939
mem: Patriot PDC2G3200LLK 2GB Kit DDR400 PC3200
vga-: EVGA GeForce 7600GT KO 256MB
thanks
1.) what makes intel c2ds better than amd x2s even when similar amd comparisons have higher ghz?
2.) whats the PCI e 2.0 and will it work with normal pci e slots on the P35?
3.) what do you think of this set up/upgrade?
mobo-$100: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
cpu-$170: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz LGA 775 65W
mem-$80: CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
vga-$160: VisionTek 900203 Radeon HD 3850 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0
monitor-$180: Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD
OS-$xxx: Miscrosoft Vista 32bit___________________________
$690
case(from old comp): Antec Performance One P-160W Silver 1.2mm Anodized Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
psu(from old comp): Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply
hdd(from old comp): Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer
mouse(from old comp): Logitech G5
keyboard(from old comp): Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse
CD/DVD(from old comp): NEC ND-3550A 16X Double Layer DVD/RW Drive
getting rid of...
mobo: Abit KN8 SLI NF4 SLI Athlon 64(FX)/64 X2 Dual-Core Skt939
cpu: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Processor (San Diego) Socket 939
mem: Patriot PDC2G3200LLK 2GB Kit DDR400 PC3200
vga-: EVGA GeForce 7600GT KO 256MB
thanks