Building a comp but need advice

neil_1821 · 08-10-2005, 10:22 AM

Hi,

Recently i purchased a laptop off ebay but the screen bust because of a crack in the motherboard so i claimed off my insurance and got some extra money. I am now looking at building a pc so that i can upgrade it in the future but i'm not too sure what parts to purchase. I have roughly £900 to spend on it but i'm not sure if i can afford to buy the new graphics card as i'm a gamer and not a worker.

I know that i want an AMD processor but i'd like to buy the x2 but will i be able to afford it all and if not would you go for the x2 or grpahics card?

**apj101** · 08-10-2005, 10:48 AM

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I have roughly £900 to spend on it but i'm not sure if i can afford to buy the new graphics card as i'm a gamer and not a worker. I know that i want an AMD processor but i'd like to buy the x2 but will i be able to afford it all and if not would you go for the x2 or grpahics card?

Why do you want amd if your not a gamer, intel may be the best choice for multitasking.

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diduknowthat · 08-10-2005, 01:01 PM

actually i think he said that he isn't a worker but a gamer..but that's ok.

The cheapest X2 i found was the x2 3800 socket 939 with 512k L2 cache each and operates at 2.0ghz for $410, the next level is the x2 4200 which is $485. Then you'll have another 400 ish dollars left to buy mobo and some other stuff, which isn't alot.

**Praetor** · 08-12-2005, 08:06 AM

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Why do you want amd if your not a gamer, intel may be the best choice for multitasking.

To literally answer the question: video editing. To address the underlying assumption: not all Intel chips are better than all AMD chips for multitasking

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The cheapest X2 i found was the x2 3800 socket 939 with 512k L2 cache each and operates at 2.0ghz for $410, the next level is the x2 4200 which is $485. Then you'll have another 400 ish dollars left to buy mobo and some other stuff, which isn't alot.

you mean ~900USD?

08-10-2005, 10:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
neil_1821 New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6	Building a comp but need advice Hi, Recently i purchased a laptop off ebay but the screen bust because of a crack in the motherboard so i claimed off my insurance and got some extra money. I am now looking at building a pc so that i can upgrade it in the future but i'm not too sure what parts to purchase. I have roughly £900 to spend on it but i'm not sure if i can afford to buy the new graphics card as i'm a gamer and not a worker. I know that i want an AMD processor but i'd like to buy the x2 but will i be able to afford it all and if not would you go for the x2 or grpahics card?

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08-10-2005, 01:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,479	actually i think he said that he isn't a worker but a gamer..but that's ok. The cheapest X2 i found was the x2 3800 socket 939 with 512k L2 cache each and operates at 2.0ghz for $410, the next level is the x2 4200 which is $485. Then you'll have another 400 ish dollars left to buy mobo and some other stuff, which isn't alot.