AMD vs. Intel?

[Dumpy]

ok so the E5200 it is then : )

this is what i came up with
Newegg.ca - COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.ca - Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX12V Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.ca - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.ca - GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2H LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.ca - Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Newegg.ca - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
anything need to be changed?

 

[35g700]

Remember you will need a Hard drive and an optical drive in that build.

If you are going to be doing light gaming on a bigger monitor then that video card won't do. If you are looking for a decent video card that can play light games at higher resolutions then the onboard look at a 4650 or a 4670.

I would recommend getting a better PSU then that. The power supply is a very bad skimp at. I got a cheaper PSU and am having lots of issues with the thing. Corsair makes the best ones, but if you are looking for something cheaper you could get something like this Newegg.ca - PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS420X 420W ATX12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

 

[Dumpy]

thank you for the PSU suggestions, and i have a external sata i just bought to save a few bucks, and space lol. what should i go with for a card if not the onboard? and i forgot the dvd drive but i did include it on newegg this is the one i used
Newegg.ca - Pioneer Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners

 

[35g700]

Are you going to do any gaming on the thing? If not a 4650 should be fine.

 

[Dumpy]

ok thanks but theres a bunch of them here all in the same price bracket lol can you help me pick one out?

Newegg.ca - 4650

 

[35g700]

I would highly recommend going with this card:Newegg.ca - XFX HD-465X-YAFC Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards It's made by XFX and they have awesome customer service and a lifetime warranty. So if you card breaks 3 years from now and they don't make it anymore they will give you a better one from the warranty.

if you don't want to pay the extra $12 for the lifetime warranty this is also a good card:Newegg.ca - SAPPHIRE 100253HDMI Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Low Profile Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards