AMD compared to Core2duo

[draik]

ok....then I would need the help of people here to do that. I would need to have a website one to buy the things I would need, and then two I would need a list of things that I should get that would work good together. I am looking for 2 gigs of ram, at least 250 gb hard drive, and a good video card or two. I also would need a monitor and keyboard and mouse with a windows operating system disk.

 

[sanka]

We'll help you step by step. Trust me, it really isn't hard and you'll get a much better computer for your dollar. The website you can buy off of is www.newegg.com
Thats the most popular one for good reasons.

 

[freestyler105]

Yeah, it's really not that hard to build it yourself. Here's a preliminary list of what I think you should get:

Asus P5B-E Motherboard ($150):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131070
If you want SLI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131142

Core 2 Duo E6600 ($316):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003

2 GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM ($256):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145590

600 Watt OCZ PSU ($120):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817341001

Western Digital Caviar 250GB Hard Drive ($70):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144417

For now, get the GeForce 7600GT video card. It'll be good enough for now, and then you can save up for a new DirectX 10 card ($120):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130073

Sceptre 20.1" Monitor ($240):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824112006


That totals under $1.3 grand. You can spend the remaining money on a CD/DVD drive, a case, keyboard, mouse, etc.

 

[sanka]

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129021
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
=$134.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148140
=$94.99

SCEPTRE X20WG-Naga Black 20.1" 5ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Item #: N82E16824112006
-$30.00 Instant
$40.00 Mail-in Rebate
=$239.99

eVGA 256-P2-N550 -T2 GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130073
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
=$119.99

APEVIA ICEBERG ATX-IB680W-BL ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply With 3-Color LED Lights - Retail
Item #: N82E16817148028
-$5.00 Instant
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate
=$114.99

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16823126179
=$71.99

Logitech G5 931376-0403 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse - Retail
Item #: N82E16826104191
=$45.99

Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400ELK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820220174
$40.00 Mail-in Rebate
=$251.99

ABIT AW9D-MAX LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813127011
-$10.00 Instant
=$209.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115003
=$316.00

Subtotal WITHOUT mail-in rebates=$1,600.91
Total WITHOUT mail-in rebates+ shipping = ~1645
If you do those rebates you get 145 back so it'd be even 1500. Do the rebates! They put them out there because nobody does them, but they save a lot of money!

Hope that helped give you an idea of what you should get but get some differing opinions first before you buy anything.

Edit: the person's above me is good too and I forgot a CD drive