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I am putting together my first build with a limited budget of around $500. I am going to do some moderate gaming and have no idea how to oc, but might want to in a few months after doing some research. My question is, should I go with the Brisbane or Windsor core in my processor?
Here are my specs...
XION II XON-103 Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case-$65
Newegg.com - XION II XON-103 Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI Mobo-$100
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz-$74
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
OR
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz-$100
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
WINTEC AMPX 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 2DIMM-$43
Newegg.com - WINTEC AMPX 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM HDD-$53
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
ASUS Black 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe Optical-$38
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
Leadtek PX8500GT 256MB GeForce 8500GT 128-bit GDDR2 PCI E-Vid Card-$90
Newegg.com - Leadtek PX8500GT 256MB GeForce 8500GT 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
The cost difference is only $25 and won't break my budget, but is Brisbane core worth the extra $$?
Here are my specs...
XION II XON-103 Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case-$65
Newegg.com - XION II XON-103 Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI Mobo-$100
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz-$74
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
OR
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz-$100
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
WINTEC AMPX 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 2DIMM-$43
Newegg.com - WINTEC AMPX 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM HDD-$53
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
ASUS Black 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe Optical-$38
Newegg.com - ASUS Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
Leadtek PX8500GT 256MB GeForce 8500GT 128-bit GDDR2 PCI E-Vid Card-$90
Newegg.com - Leadtek PX8500GT 256MB GeForce 8500GT 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
The cost difference is only $25 and won't break my budget, but is Brisbane core worth the extra $$?