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what processor to choose ? AMD Athlon XP or INTEL Pentium D

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/what-processor-to-choose-amd-athlon-xp-or-intel-pentium-d.26367/

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amritsingh87 Original post #1
Apr 1, 2006 at 6:40 PM
hi , i'm planning to upgrade my computer
its current configuration is :
intel pentium 4 2ghz (notOC)
ASUS P4S-333 VM motherboard
512mb ddr333 ram
80gb 7200 rpm hdd
the mobo has an AGP 4x slot and i have ASUS GE-FORCE 4 64MB on it

first plz tell if i can update my existing system

i want to upgrade it to be able to install 6600gt on it
either somebody suggest a component upgrade or one of the upgrades from below:

1-
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 939
ASUS A8N-E mobo
1 gb DDR ram 400 mhz
ge force 6600gt 128mb PCIE

2-
INTEL PENTIUM-D 2.66
2mb cache
intel original motherboard (comes along with it as a combo)
1 gb ram DDR2 ram
ge force 6600gt 128mb PCIE

my use would be basically playing games
and try to keep the price low , but i'm not on a tight budget , just would like to save money .
QwertyManiac
Apr 1, 2006 at 7:03 PM
Dont dual post...
Reporting...

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william
william #3
Apr 1, 2006 at 10:35 PM
Go for AMD Athlon 64 3000 +939.