Budget system: AMD or Intel?

linkin93 · 07-01-2009, 02:57 PM

I currently have an Intel 945GTP mobo, it supports up to a Pentium D for socket 775. I was thinking of reselling that mobo and getting a cheap AM2 Board with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 (4400+).

would this be worth the trouble and cost to change to AMD?
The cheapest 4400+ i can find is going for $59 + $14 postage.
The cheapest pentium d i can find is about $120.

I was thinking of this motherboard:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/J-W-JW-N61P-A...3%3A1|294%3A50

Advice?

zer0_c00l · 07-02-2009, 12:00 PM

you can get 3 times better motherboards for less i would shop on www.newegg.com

linkin93 · 07-04-2009, 01:33 AM

I can't shop on newegg. they don't ship internationally. I am in australia.

Yanko693 · 07-05-2009, 08:39 PM

http://www.pccasegear.com/

The best Aussie site according to people i've talked to.

**bomberboysk** · 07-05-2009, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanko693

http://www.pccasegear.com/

The best Aussie site according to people i've talked to.

Also heard that www.megabuy.com.au and http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/default.php are both good, as well as MSY but they dont do mail order.

Yanko693 · 07-06-2009, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bomberboysk

Also heard that www.megabuy.com.au and http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/default.php are both good, as well as MSY but they dont do mail order.

off topic but where in NE ohio are you?

MixedLogik · 07-06-2009, 12:54 AM

I would not get an AM2 board. I got and AM2+/AM3 board so I can future proof my system. As far as budgeting goes, AMD all the way. My Phenom X3 with Stock Fan was only $74.99. You can get an AM2+/AM3 board for $60. RAM is so cheap you can get 4gb for like $40.
I reccommend the Phenom X3 or X4 series for the money.
If you have to get the AM2, go for the FX-62.

**bomberboysk** · 07-06-2009, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanko693

off topic but where in NE ohio are you?

Canton area

But on topic, yes, get an AM2+ or am3 board, am3 boards use ddr3 memory though so if you already have ddr2 memory, go with an am2+ mobo.

Yanko693 · 07-06-2009, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bomberboysk

Canton area

But on topic, yes, get an AM2+ or am3 board, am3 boards use ddr3 memory though so if you already have ddr2 memory, go with an am2+ mobo.

oh ok. I'm in Medina county.

linkin93 · 07-07-2009, 08:59 AM

thanks for the info. I will get am2+ board.
I'm a little out of date with amd, my last amd system was an AMD Athlon XP 1200+...
All i really need from this system is to be able to play my steam games on max settings... not that demanding.

07-01-2009, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
linkin93 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 1,977	Budget system: AMD or Intel? I currently have an Intel 945GTP mobo, it supports up to a Pentium D for socket 775. I was thinking of reselling that mobo and getting a cheap AM2 Board with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 (4400+). would this be worth the trouble and cost to change to AMD? The cheapest 4400+ i can find is going for $59 + $14 postage. The cheapest pentium d i can find is about $120. I was thinking of this motherboard: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/J-W-JW-N61P-A...3%3A1\|294%3A50 Advice? __________________ Current CM Storm Scout - Asus P5N-E SLI - Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.88Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 900mhz - Sapphire HD 3870 - WD 250GB Caviar SE16 - SHAW 860W - Vista Ultimate 32 sign the petition for MW2 to get dedicated servers: http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/petition.html I will not pay $50 to be an IW beta tester

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zer0_c00l Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville,Ky Age: 35 Posts: 1,181	you can get 3 times better motherboards for less i would shop on www.newegg.com __________________ Processor:Phenom II X4 720BE Mobo:Asus M4A79T-Deluxe Ram:Corsair XMS3 1600MHZ HDD: Seagate 250GIG 7200RPM GPU:ATI Sapphire 4870/Windows7 Ultimate x64 PSU:Corsair XT650/Case Antec 902

07-04-2009, 01:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
linkin93 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 1,977	I can't shop on newegg. they don't ship internationally. I am in australia. __________________ Current CM Storm Scout - Asus P5N-E SLI - Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.88Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 900mhz - Sapphire HD 3870 - WD 250GB Caviar SE16 - SHAW 860W - Vista Ultimate 32 sign the petition for MW2 to get dedicated servers: http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/petition.html I will not pay $50 to be an IW beta tester

07-06-2009, 12:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
MixedLogik Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 539	I would not get an AM2 board. I got and AM2+/AM3 board so I can future proof my system. As far as budgeting goes, AMD all the way. My Phenom X3 with Stock Fan was only $74.99. You can get an AM2+/AM3 board for $60. RAM is so cheap you can get 4gb for like $40. I reccommend the Phenom X3 or X4 series for the money. If you have to get the AM2, go for the FX-62. __________________ Formerly ComputerGuru64x2 CPU: AMD Phenom X3 AM2+ 8650 @ 2.5Ghz MB: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H mATX GPU: ATI Radeon HD3200 512Mb @ 950Mhz RAM: Mushkin XP Series (2X2Gb) DDR2 @ 1066Mhz HDD: Western Digital 80Gb SATA SC: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio OD: LG DVD-RAM Sata CASE: nMediaPC Black mATX HTPC 200 Enjoy Synthesizers? Effects? DIY? ->http://sites.google.com/site/tech4music/

07-07-2009, 08:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
linkin93 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 1,977	thanks for the info. I will get am2+ board. I'm a little out of date with amd, my last amd system was an AMD Athlon XP 1200+... All i really need from this system is to be able to play my steam games on max settings... not that demanding. __________________ Current CM Storm Scout - Asus P5N-E SLI - Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.88Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 900mhz - Sapphire HD 3870 - WD 250GB Caviar SE16 - SHAW 860W - Vista Ultimate 32 sign the petition for MW2 to get dedicated servers: http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/petition.html I will not pay $50 to be an IW beta tester

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Yanko693 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NE OH Posts: 57	http://www.pccasegear.com/ The best Aussie site according to people i've talked to.

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