Pentium or Amd

[jetb123]

What should I go with im looking at a pentium but they cost alot of money. The Amd processer that i was going to get is the 2800 witch cost like 130$. What should i go with, and this will be my first build. I need something that will be easy to setup.

[humble]

My understanding is that the AMD is currently the better "gaming" chip. Lots of factors come into play determining what is the "best" setup. Memory and Motherboard are also important. You can buy the best CPU and then put it on a poor MB with subpar memory and get lousy performance. For socket 754 the DFI lanparty is a great MB....I'm sure others will give you other options. My understanding is that AMD has two different "cores"...the winchester core is supposed to be the better of the two. I have a 3200+ but no clue which core I have....

all in all the AMD will give you better "bang for the buck" especially if you dont have the money to get the topend MB/memory along with the chip if you go intel....

[jetb123]

Originally posted by humble
My understanding is that the AMD is currently the better "gaming" chip. Lots of factors come into play determining what is the "best" setup. Memory and Motherboard are also important. You can buy the best CPU and then put it on a poor MB with subpar memory and get lousy performance. For socket 754 the DFI lanparty is a great MB....I'm sure others will give you other options. My understanding is that AMD has two different "cores"...the winchester core is supposed to be the better of the two. I have a 3200+ but no clue which core I have....

all in all the AMD will give you better "bang for the buck" especially if you dont have the money to get the topend MB/memory along with the chip if you go intel....

 Okay im going with amd for now. Thanks so much for the advice.

[1K3]

dont forget that faster mobo bus (FSB) will get the most out of your processor

[Ghosth]

First off start with a reputable company like newegg or mwave.Look at "Motherboard bundles"

You can do it by picking the CPU you want & they'll give you options for mboards.
Or you can pick the Mboard maker you want, and they'll give you options from there.

The advantage is that you can not choose a system which is incompatable.
You can go as low end or high end as you like.


Just bought a sweet little system for my daughter. Abit KV7 Mboard, AMD Sempron 2200 CPU (dirt cheap) 256 mb of 333 DDR ram. Tested (yes they put the heatsink on, test run it to make sure there are NO problems costs 9 $)
cpu/mboard/ram/cpufan/tested/shipped ready to build 130$.

They put it all in a box & ship it too you ready to drop into a case. Its the easiest way there is to build a box from scratch.


You just need to take your time, read the Mboard manual, hook everything up one step at a time, and viola!

[buzkill]

amd 3000+64bit....$180 (when i got mine)
msi k8t neo (via chip) $130
good bang for the buck, rock solid stable, 800 mhz fsb

[jetb123]

Originally posted by Ghosth
First off start with a reputable company like newegg or mwave.Look at "Motherboard bundles"

You can do it by picking the CPU you want & they'll give you options for mboards.
Or you can pick the Mboard maker you want, and they'll give you options from there.

The advantage is that you can not choose a system which is incompatable.
You can go as low end or high end as you like.


Just bought a sweet little system for my daughter. Abit KV7 Mboard, AMD Sempron 2200 CPU (dirt cheap) 256 mb of 333 DDR ram. Tested (yes they put the heatsink on, test run it to make sure there are NO problems costs 9 $)
cpu/mboard/ram/cpufan/tested/shipped ready to build 130$.

They put it all in a box & ship it too you ready to drop into a case. Its the easiest way there is to build a box from scratch.


You just need to take your time, read the Mboard manual, hook everything up one step at a time, and viola!

 Yeah If i get the money im buying from newegg.