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Need a Processor and motherboard

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anilthomas26 Original post #1
Nov 11, 2006 at 6:55 PM
Hi,
My friend need a

* A dual core processor (of lowest price)
* 1 GB RAM
* A motherboard
He is not a serious gamer...so onboard graphics will be enough.In the case of dual core processors which is better AMD or INTEL and which is cheaper?

Please tell me their price also....


ThnX in advance....
Aniruddh
Nov 11, 2006 at 11:21 PM
Anil wats his budget??widout budget it will b next imposible to suggest.Any day C2D is betta then X2 at this point of time...Cheapest is AMD AM2 X2 3600+ for 6-6.5k...i wud suggest Core 2 Duo E6300=8.7 wid intel 965RY wid X3000 onboard grapix which is quite decent...AM2 X2 3800+ for 8.5 which i dun think is worth buying as u can get C2D for that much.choice is urs...and dun forget to tell us bout ur budget so that v can suggest the rite ram,mobo, and eva proccy.bye tc
assasin
assasin #3
Nov 11, 2006 at 11:24 PM
C2D is the best dual core proccy now.Lowest end C2D and mobo will cost u bout 15500.(C2D E6300 + MSI P965 NEO)

AMD will cost u bout 12600 (AMD Athlon X2 3800+ & Asus M2N-MX).U can also buy Athlon X2 3600+(will cost bout 1500 less,buy the 3800+ if u can).

Dont buy Pentium D its CRAP.
Aniruddh
Nov 11, 2006 at 11:29 PM
My Frnd assasin u hav suggested MSI 965 NEO which dont have onboard gpu and as u can c Anil want a mobo with onboard gpu...so i dont think he will b going for NEO widout onboard Grapix.
A
Nov 12, 2006 at 9:51 AM
Howz AMD X2 3600? Is there much perfomance diff between X2 3600 and C2D E6300?
Aniruddh
Nov 12, 2006 at 12:50 PM
Well X2 3600+ is pretty ok but C2D E6300 is far better performer..much much better.
assasin
assasin #7
Nov 12, 2006 at 1:36 PM
Buy the C2D E6300 if u can afford it.Its a very good proccy.