New PC Rig

[imported_CAB]

Hey guys, I currently own a Dell 2350 which i've had for a while and it works pretty good (I put in some upgrades) i'm looking to build my own PC. Not sure yet whether its gonna be an AMD or Intel Rig so i have 2 rigs set up and if you guys could help me decide which is better bang for buck.

Current:
p4 1.8 400Mhz FSB
768MB PC2100 RAM (upgrade from 256MB standard)
Hitachi 160GB IDE (upgrade from 40GB standard and will prob use in the new PC)
Nvidia FX5200 PCI 128MB Video (upgrade from Intel Extreme Crap)


AMD Rig
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW $49.99
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra $129.00
Logisys Computer FP808BK Black Multi Funtion Panel with Card Reader $26.99
GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT $162.00
Antec TRUE430 ATX 430W Power Supply $79.00
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB $267.00
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) (PC 3200) $250.00
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive $10.00
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S Black $49.99
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SBLK $24.99
Total: $1054.95


Intel Rig
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW $49.99
ASUS P5LD2 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945P $135.00
Logisys Computer FP808BK Black Multi Funtion Panel with Card Reader $26.99
GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT $162.00
Antec TRUE430 ATX 430W Power Supply $79.00
Intel Pentium D 820 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core$248.99
GeIL DDR 2 Ultra Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) (PC2 4300) $287.71
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive $10.00
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S Black $49.99
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SBLK $24.99
Total: 1080.65

Now I was wondering which would make a better rig. All prices are from Newegg. Thanks

 

[TWills]

:thumbsup: what will be your primary use for your new rig?

 

[theMan]

what will you me doing on this rig? gaming? if so, go amd. if you do lots of multi tasking, and encoding, get the intel, but make sure you have good cooling for it.

 

[imported_CAB]

 

[imported_CAB]

It will be gaming and i do multitask but i plan on keeping it for a while (hence the 2GB of RAM...). It will also be used for some programming. theman, what cooler would you reocmmend for the pentium D and also would you change anything about any of the setups?

 

[Bucks]

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - $324
THERMALRIGHT XP-90 Heatsink - $43
Panaflo 92mm High Speed - $10
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) *(x2)* - $168.00
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - $134
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - $42
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive $10.00
SI NX6600GT-TD128E Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - $163
Antec SONATA II case - $136

Total - $1030



I chose the 3700 over the 3200 for the extra cache to help in gaming, but especially in the multitasking. Originally I had a 6800gt, but to fit your budget I put the 6600gt. If you can, look at the ATI x800xl. They go for around $250. And all you need is value ram for A64, because of the memory controller on the chip. The xp-90 is one of the best heatsinks around, paired with a 92mm Panaflo fan, which is pretty quiet.