Redbull{wings}

I was looking to upgrade my PC a bit as it seems to be getting a bit temperamental, old age me thinks. Anyway here are the parts I'm looking at:

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...2E16813138059R

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103774

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820144047

I'm not building a super computer here so I'm just looking at the best bang for the buck. I will not spend more than $170. I'm not upgrading the gpu as it runs fine just the core components. Look good? Opinions?

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daisymtc

Get a good motherboard like GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 /GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H such that you could upgrade to quad core CPU later.

However, I personally prefer intel set-up
E2160 + GA-P31-S3G

By the way, GeIL RAM is fine.

Nevakonaza

+ 1 yeah go intel,brilliant prices and they overclock great.

GeIL ram is good

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Redbull{wings}

So the E2160 will perform better? Honestly I know very little in the way of Intel processors as I have had a guilty habit of being an AMD fanboy.

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AMD Sempron 3400+ OCed 2.5ghz; 1024mb ddr400; Biostar Tforce 6100
WD Caviar 160gb Hard Drive; Lite-On Dvd-R/RW DL Drive
Geforce 7600gt; 19" lcd; Sound Blaster Live! 5.1; Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers; Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
Windows XP Pro; Windows Vista Ultimate

StrangleHold

The E2160 is pretty equal to the X2 4000 maybe alittle better. If you going to overclock the E2160 would be the better choice. If not the X2 4600 is about the same price as the E2160 and performs better at stock speeds, not overclocking. Really depends on what your going to do. But as far as boards drop the Biostar and get the Gigabyte GA-MA770-S3 or DS3

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oscaryu1

Or the P31-S3G...

Also check out Corsair's XMS2 2GB DDR2-800 CL4 kit. $29 after rebates the last time I looked.

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