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I was just curious as to what you guys think the best all around chipsets are for INTEL and AMD CPUs. In my case I wouldn't consider myself an Enthusiast but more along the lines of the step below. I don't plan on doing SLI.... I generally will only ever spend up to 1500 on building a new system also.
Also I know you guys don't agree with me on this but I do not overclock, I never have and most likely never will so with that in mind I need a rig powerful enough that won't hamper me in games today and tomorrow. I usually build a new system every 3-4 years or so.
So my budget right now is 1200 and I'm able to order as early as tomorrow. Here are a couple stipulations.
I'm almost positive I want to use the Antec 900 Case.
I'm also positive I want to use an Asus Motherboard as I'm an Asus fanboy.
I want to build a rig that is energy efficient, but any other brands or parts I'm open to suggestions.
I already have Windows Vista so that doesn't need to be included in the quote.
This is my current setup.
Intel P4 3.2 gig CPU HT (not dual core)
2 gb of ddr 400 Kingston Hyper X
120 gb hd
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe Mobo
Antec Solution series case
400 or 450 watt or so PSU
DVD Burner not even sure what it is does it matter hehe?
AGP Geforce 7800 GS
XP Pro
I looked last night and I was getting between 55-60 FPS in WoW
Sorry I don't have a 3dmark 2005 or 2006 score
So my big questions are:
Do you think my setup right now is good for awhile and should I wait for any new technology to come out or should I build now?
Secondly, since I'm not overclocking should I go AMD 6000+? Or Intel all the way? If so I want something as fast or faster than the 6000+ at stock with no overclocking.
Here is a list below of the parts I was thinking about.
Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Newegg.com - EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA500 ATX12V v2.0 500W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, CB, C-tick, CCC - Retail
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
I was planning on doing 4gb of ram because I'm going to use Windows Vista Ultimate and apparently from what I've read 4gig is a sweet spot for Vista Ult with the 32bit version of the OS. I even talked to a guy on my honeymoon who works for Microsoft but he only claimed 3gb was the sweet spot so I could always go 3 instead.
Also please feel free to suggest an equivalent or better Intel build that would be better bang for the buck type of deal.
Thanks!
Also I know you guys don't agree with me on this but I do not overclock, I never have and most likely never will so with that in mind I need a rig powerful enough that won't hamper me in games today and tomorrow. I usually build a new system every 3-4 years or so.
So my budget right now is 1200 and I'm able to order as early as tomorrow. Here are a couple stipulations.
I'm almost positive I want to use the Antec 900 Case.
I'm also positive I want to use an Asus Motherboard as I'm an Asus fanboy.
I want to build a rig that is energy efficient, but any other brands or parts I'm open to suggestions.
I already have Windows Vista so that doesn't need to be included in the quote.
This is my current setup.
Intel P4 3.2 gig CPU HT (not dual core)
2 gb of ddr 400 Kingston Hyper X
120 gb hd
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe Mobo
Antec Solution series case
400 or 450 watt or so PSU
DVD Burner not even sure what it is does it matter hehe?
AGP Geforce 7800 GS
XP Pro
I looked last night and I was getting between 55-60 FPS in WoW
Sorry I don't have a 3dmark 2005 or 2006 score
So my big questions are:
Do you think my setup right now is good for awhile and should I wait for any new technology to come out or should I build now?
Secondly, since I'm not overclocking should I go AMD 6000+? Or Intel all the way? If so I want something as fast or faster than the 6000+ at stock with no overclocking.
Here is a list below of the parts I was thinking about.
Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Newegg.com - EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA500 ATX12V v2.0 500W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, CB, C-tick, CCC - Retail
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
I was planning on doing 4gb of ram because I'm going to use Windows Vista Ultimate and apparently from what I've read 4gig is a sweet spot for Vista Ult with the 32bit version of the OS. I even talked to a guy on my honeymoon who works for Microsoft but he only claimed 3gb was the sweet spot so I could always go 3 instead.
Also please feel free to suggest an equivalent or better Intel build that would be better bang for the buck type of deal.
Thanks!