i need to buy my self a cpu and motherboard

[Charles_Lee]

I would like to spend about $300~400 for a cpu for my new computer...
i was thinking of getting an amd processors, but

now i am sure that i want to get an intel pentium 4, 64bit cpu.

i need some recommandations plz...

i don't know which cpu from intel would satisfy me.

duel core may be?

 

[apj101]

what is the computer used for?

 

[Charles_Lee]

for gaming i hope, do you see the rest of the parts that i already bought??

hopefully nice cpu and a motherboard finishes off.

and,,, um,... today i mat a friend who told me that i should get an amd processor,

i am really not sure what to do again;;;


and,,, what is the good place to buy a cpu? especially in canada,,,, new eggs don't ship stuff to canada.

 

[Charles_Lee]

i actually want an opteron now,,,


i am basically all messed up

 

[P11]

i actually want an opteron now,,,


i am basically all massed up

Gaming = AMD (X2 or FX)

 

[Charles_Lee]

well opteron is an amd, rather its strictly for gaming or not.

 

[Filip]

ya, for servers, its no good for gaming, it sucks hard at gaming

 

[b182tm]

If your doing gaming, get AMD. For video editing, and heavy CPU usage, Intel is probably the way to go.

 

[Charles_Lee]

If your doing gaming, get AMD. For video editing, and heavy CPU usage, Intel is probably the way to go.

i am thinking of getting an opteron for gaming, what do you think?

 

[Dem]

Get an X2, FX, or 64 for gaming.

 

[ceewi1]

The Opteron is great for gaming as well, but ONLY if you're planning on some heavy overclocking. At stock speeds, the Athlon 64 or X2 processors are better. If you're buying this computer for gaming, go with an AMD.

 

[Charles_Lee]

i want to get an opteron 165 duel core 1.8Ghz for now...
http://www.mocc.ca/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=18&products_id=1726
(from this random canadian site, is it safe though??)

how much oc do you think i can do? if i have water cooling...?
http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p...=+RL-MUA-E8U1+/+EBU1+AQUAGATE+Mini+R80+/+R120

with this motherboard
http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?m...l2=15&l3

 

[ceewi1]

There are never any guarantees with overclocking, but with decent cooling I think you could get to 2.5-2.6Ghz, or maybe even higher. Maybe i'm being a tad optimistic, but people at www.hardforum.com and www.ocforums.com have gotten them even higher.

 

[ergorest]

Decent cooling meaning you might think about going water cooling
Its much more effective with fans, I tried it myself recently and was amazed at how cool the machine ran.

 

[ceewi1]

Yeh, budget water cooling kits are usually not all that great, although I don't know anything about the one he's talking about. Given that the Opty 165 only has a 9x multiplier, you're going to have to push up the HTT to get a decent OC, meaning you'll need good RAM as well.

 

[Charles_Lee]

Yeh, budget water cooling kits are usually not all that great, although I don't know anything about the one he's talking about. Given that the Opty 165 only has a 9x multiplier, you're going to have to push up the HTT to get a decent OC, meaning you'll need good RAM as well.

i have good ram, ocz overcloking ram 2* 1gb duel channel...

well, would you say i should go with opteron or may be x2 3800?