I need help deciding

MDV2 · 25-03-2006, 11:07 PM

iam new to all of this computer 'building', but i was wondering which prosesser to go for, intel or AMD. I also want a motherboard which i compatable with pci-e and Agp as well as windows microsoft. The reason why i want a new computer is to play games, surf the net and also to help me with my studing cause im still at school.

Please help me!!

Addis · 26-03-2006, 12:08 AM

At the moment, AMD offer the best performance for gaming for the money. For a normal budget, an Athlon64 based on the Venice core should meet most needs. Athlon 64 X2s are dual core versions which give better performance when heavily multitasking.

You're really in a situation where the only viable option with future upgradability is PCI-E. AGP is now antiquated and high performance cards are more expensive in AGP than they are in PCI-E. Boards from Asus, Abit, Gigabyte should all be fine, there are others but too many to list which are also good.

Matt555 · 26-03-2006, 12:24 AM

I wouldn't worry about having AGP and PCI-e unless you have a fairly good AGP card at the minute and don't want to get rid of it quite yet.

MDV2 · 28-03-2006, 07:03 AM

well at the moment i have a Nvidia 6600 agp

Warmonger41 · 31-03-2006, 12:43 AM

I would say that card has life in it. Here is and AGP&PCIe board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157081

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