AFKdesigns
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Hey guys, I'm new around here. In fact this is my first post, and I'd like to get your opinion on two of my computer builds. Please keep in mind both of these builds are "budget builds," and I'm hoping to get a mid-level gaming machine for the price.
One build is AMD, the other Intel.
AMD Build :
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit PCIe x16
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor
pqi POWER Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD
Price : $478.94
Intel Build:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit PCIe x16
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD
Price : $543.94
The case for both of my builds can be located here http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?SCriteria=BA23892&CartID=done&nextloc=
I am also not sure if I should use Windows XP or Windows Vista, any advice?
Thanks for your time of reading this, and your opinion.
All items for my build can be found on Newegg.
One build is AMD, the other Intel.
AMD Build :
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit PCIe x16
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor
pqi POWER Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD
Price : $478.94
Intel Build:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit PCIe x16
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD
Price : $543.94
The case for both of my builds can be located here http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?SCriteria=BA23892&CartID=done&nextloc=
I am also not sure if I should use Windows XP or Windows Vista, any advice?
Thanks for your time of reading this, and your opinion.
All items for my build can be found on Newegg.