getting new parts

[ktimekiller]

Right now, my pc is at a 2.2 ghz single core intel, 9800 pro, 1.25 gigs of ram.

Im getting myself a AMD 2.7ghz dual core, 8600 gt, 4 gigs of ram.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128034
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130085
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066

It totals to 410 with shipping + tax, but with mail in rebate, i get 50 off.

How is are the parts i ordered? I made sure they are all compatible and all, but can someone double check?

Also, how much power will all of these require, considering standard other pc parts.

Last, will this rig run most and future games on high with no problem?

 

[Barney Fife]

Why AMD?

 

[Asus]

Shouldn't be too demanding for power. This shows 190 watts used with an Nvidia 8600GT and Intel X6800 CPU. Probably 20 watts more than that for a system with an AMD X2 5200 plus whatever power for optical drives and extra hard drives.
Just make sure the power supply has close to 20 Amps on the +12V rail (sticker on the PSU) since that is where most of the power will be pulled from.

 

[ktimekiller]

Why AMD?

Besides the new quad core intel, the AMD is far superior in gaming processes i believe.

 

[taviow]

I didn't know that. I believed Intel was superior in gaming.

Also in other certainly useful news, I read the thread name as "getting new pants".

 

[Asus]

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/13470/4

AMD's advantage is not performance. Not low power. Just price.

 

[taviow]

So I'm immediately recommending getting a Core 2 duo e6850 @ 3Ghz. I'm going to get that . I don't know the price in US dollars.

 

[Asus]

here is a chart with a lot more CPUs listed. hehe
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/07/16/cpu_charts_2007/page16.html

The X2 5200 is close to the E6400 from Intel in that benchmark. Which costs twice as much.

 

[taviow]

OH MY GOD I loved the E6850. I'm sorry I'm just really excited. Coming between this week and next week I think!
Edit: Well I tought the Q6600 was better than the E6850. I'm surprised.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

OH MY GOD I loved the E6850. I'm sorry I'm just really excited. Coming between this week and next week I think!
Edit: Well I tought the Q6600 was better than the E6850. I'm surprised.

And in some cases it is, it depends on what you do really.

 

[ktimekiller]

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/13470/4

AMD's advantage is not performance. Not low power. Just price.

Thats comparing the core 2 duos, which is what i meant in terms of quad core.

Isnt the AMD superior in the field of simply dual or single core?

 

[Asus]

Intel
Core 2 Duo = dual core
Core 2 Q**** or QX**** = quad core

AMD
X2 = dual core
Phenom (in yellow) = quad core

FYI you made a good pick if your budget was $100 for the CPU. Would have to pay twice that to get equal peformance from Intel. But on the other hand AMD doesn't offer CPUs that perform quite as fast as Intel's at the high end.

 

[jeepcartruck]

Intel seems better than AMD

 

[Eejit]

Isn't it better to get the 5000+ Black Edition? Same price as 5000 but can easily be overclocked to >3Ghz on air, apparently.

 

[ktimekiller]

5200 > 5000

Also, black edition doesnt come with fan or heatsink

 

[Barney Fife]

5000+ Black edition comes with 2x512KB L2 cache Vs. 2x1MB 5200+ for $20.00.
Beware, If you don't know what L2 cache does; I'll just say 2X1MB L2 cache worth the twenty.

Good Luck.

 

[ktimekiller]

also black doesnt come with a fan or heatsink

 

[McCoy]

I didn't know that. I believed Intel was superior in gaming.

Also in other certainly useful news, I read the thread name as "getting new pants".

I believed Intel dominated the CPU industry !! BBQ