noobie rebuild advice request

[tomsoter]

My 5yr old (amd x2 4800, MSI 7125 mb)likely has bad MB and/or cpu. I got new psu, video while testing for problem. So, what to get?

1. Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8200 - Retail

2. GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

$250.00 plus 2x2GB DDR2


Or

1. AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX - Retail

2. GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

$180.00 plus 2x2GB DDR3

Also-good rebuild tutorials?

 

[Syran]

I'd go with Option 2 probably. Maybe look at the Athlon II X4 depending on what you are doing.

These days, I'm opting for DDR3 memory since it's the same price as DDR2, and going AMD on the economical side, or i7 if you want super performance. I've had a lot of issues with i5 on 1156 boards.

 

[neutralizer]

I'd go with Option 2 probably. Maybe look at the Athlon II X4 depending on what you are doing.

These days, I'm opting for DDR3 memory since it's the same price as DDR2, and going AMD on the economical side, or i7 if you want super performance. I've had a lot of issues with i5 on 1156 boards.

What issues have you had on the i5 side? i5 sits perfectly for price/performance between the Phenoms and the i7s.