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05-31-2007, 10:48 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 61
|  AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
Hey wussup guys.
I'm just confused about which cpu I should get now.
I am planning to build a new PC in about one month or so I'm consulting you
guys for some help. Should I get the Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600? I'd also appreciate it if you guys can recommend what motherboard and video card is worth getting.
My budget is around the range of $1,500-1,800
Thanks
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05-31-2007, 10:55 PM
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Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,158
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
The E6600 is for sure worth getting as it is better than the X2 6000 on average.
In that price range I suggest this type of build.
CPU: E6600 (Q6600 after prices go down in July)
Mobo: MSI P6N Plat/ 680i board
Ram: 2Gb G.skill HZ's DDR2-800
Video: EVGA 8800GTX
Case: Gigabyte Aurora or NZXT Zero
PSU: Corsair 520HX/620HX
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E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore
Antec 900 Case
EVGA 750i FTW Mobo
4x1GB of G.skill DDR2-800
2 8800GT in SLI
22" Samsung Syncmaster
1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0
Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900 | |
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05-31-2007, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,153
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
Sora is on target, for that budget. lol...Sora...it's not like you to suggest a 680i board. Also don't forget a Seagate 320gb hard drive.
In one month, you're building this. I'm guessing you know about the July 22 prices drops?
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05-31-2007, 10:59 PM
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Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,158
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
Well usually I would not but at that price range I just wanted to throw the option out there.
Yea that was a quick build but I would RAID 0 2 seagate 7200.10's
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E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore
Antec 900 Case
EVGA 750i FTW Mobo
4x1GB of G.skill DDR2-800
2 8800GT in SLI
22" Samsung Syncmaster
1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0
Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900 | |
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05-31-2007, 11:08 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: manchester, NH Posts: 385
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
i agree with sora's build. he alwasys gets it right. i would wait till july though, for the price drop. hey sora-how much better is the x1950xt on stock compared to a 7900gs on stock? coz i have a 7900gs too. i want to sell it and get something a bit better, but not much money to spend though
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Antec 900
P4 prescott @3ghz HT 775
ViewSonic 20.1" lcd display + 17" Dell LCD
Corsair 2x512mb ddr2 533
FoxConn M7VMX-K LGA 775
FPS 400watt
WD 640 GB + WD 320 GB
Western Digital My Book 320gb
Evga 7900 GS
Sound Blaster Audigy
Logitech Navigation Keyboard
Razer Diamondback Plasma Blue
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05-31-2007, 11:21 PM
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Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,158
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
The X1950XT destroys the 7900GS...
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E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore
Antec 900 Case
EVGA 750i FTW Mobo
4x1GB of G.skill DDR2-800
2 8800GT in SLI
22" Samsung Syncmaster
1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0
Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900 | |
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05-31-2007, 11:23 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,809
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
man, i'm slow with builds lately, but go with Sora's/b1gapl
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05-31-2007, 11:35 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: manchester, NH Posts: 385
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
so then, what would compare to a 7900gs on stock, and when maxed out?
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Antec 900
P4 prescott @3ghz HT 775
ViewSonic 20.1" lcd display + 17" Dell LCD
Corsair 2x512mb ddr2 533
FoxConn M7VMX-K LGA 775
FPS 400watt
WD 640 GB + WD 320 GB
Western Digital My Book 320gb
Evga 7900 GS
Sound Blaster Audigy
Logitech Navigation Keyboard
Razer Diamondback Plasma Blue
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05-31-2007, 11:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,153
| Re: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or.....
A 7900GS's competition would be an X1950PRO, with the pro winning slightly on stock speeds. Just overclock the 7900GS, and it beats the pro. | |
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