CPU, Video Card, and HD

[tekzilla41]

Im ready to buy the rest of the parts for my Gaming rig. Lookin for some suggestion as too which of these two setups would best finish it off, both are about the same total price. (plan to do some slight overclock)

Opteron 165 Dual-Core 1.8GHz
WD Caviar WD2500KS 250GB SATA II w/16MB Buffer $111.50
XFX Geforce 7800 GT 256MB

or

Athlon 64 3700+
WD Raptor 74GB
eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256MB (copper heatsink model/470 core 1100 memory)

already have:
EPOX 9NPA+ sli
Corsair XMS3200 1GB Dual Channel Kit
OCZ Modstream 520w
Dynex DX-500CC Case

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Originally posted by: tekzilla41
Im ready to buy the rest of the parts for my Gaming rig. Lookin for some suggestion as too which of these two setups would best finish it off, both are about the same total price. (plan to do some slight overclock)

Opteron 165 Dual-Core 1.8GHz
WD Caviar WD2500KS 250GB SATA II w/16MB Buffer $111.50
XFX Geforce 7800 GT 256MB

or

Athlon 64 3700+
WD Raptor 74GB
eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256MB (copper heatsink model/470 core 1100 memory)

already have:
EPOX 9NPA+ sli
Corsair XMS3200 1GB Dual Channel Kit
OCZ Modstream 520w
Dynex DX-500CC Case

The first option.

If overclocking is at all in the cards, the Opteron is the way to go (not to mention it has dual core to boot, which will own single cores even in games in the near future)

 

[essasin]

options #1 Opterons all the way

 

[tekzilla41]

Good deal, Im feelin #1 myself.