WHICH PROCESSOR IS RIGHT FOR ME?????and FEW other questions. PlZ HELP

How u guys doing, this is my first time building a pc. my budget is only $700.:( I alreday have a monitor, keyboad/mouse.

I have few questions.

1.which is the best processor i can get for under $120??

2.If i overclock what kind of motherboard do i need?

3.can this setup turn out to be an average mid-range gaming pc? if not can you help me? i only have $700 to spend.

4.I'm not sure if i made right choices for video card....should i get ATI or Nvida??

-burner

Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE / ATAPI Model 7170A-0B - OEM

-harddrive

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2004C 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

-motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

-videocard

MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E OC GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

-memory

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-5400c4 - Retail

-processor

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4600CUBOX - Retail

-operating system

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Basic for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM (is this the right software??)

-case

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA23767

Thanks.:)

If you're planning on overclocking.. go for the Gigabyte DS3 rev. 1.3 and the Core 2 Duo E4300 instead of that Gigabyte S4 and X2 4600+

The 8600GT is fine.

If you're planning on overclocking.. go for the Gigabyte DS3 rev. 1.3 and the Core 2 Duo E4300 instead of that Gigabyte S4 and X2 4600+

The 8600GT is fine.

Hiryuu_

so is intel better than amd for overclocking???

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If you're planning on overclocking.. go for the Gigabyte DS3 rev. 1.3 and the Core 2 Duo E4300 instead of that Gigabyte S4 and X2 4600+

The 8600GT is fine.

KrnDuDe

so is intel better than amd for overclocking???

Well, Core 2 Duos are currently the best processors around and hell yes. Core 2s are definitely far superior if you plan on overclocking.

The E4300 can overclock to 3.0GHz on stock cooling, in which it would completely destroy AMD's best processor, the X2 6000+

is this the motherboard u r talking about??? here

what do u think of my other hardwares, any suggestions?

Yep, that's it.

Everything else looks fine really, considering your budget.

Yep, that's it.

Everything else looks fine really, considering your budget.

Hiryuu_

thanks a lot ur the best

Really? What was wrong with it?Hiryuu_

And your rig is similar to waht mine was gonna be. Same ram, same cpu, same mobo.

That sucks.. I'd suggest the Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe if you're going to get a new motherboard. Best motherboard I've owned. :)

I'd avoid the M2N vanilla and M2N-E / M2N-E SLi since they have low max RAM voltages (around 1.9-1.95V).

That sucks.. I'd suggest the Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe if you're going to get a new motherboard. Best motherboard I've owned. :)

I'd avoid the M2N vanilla and M2N-E / M2N-E SLi since they have low max RAM voltages (around 1.9-1.95V).

Hiryuu_

I wouldn't buy an open-box motherboard.. no cables/connectors that you'd need and there's a possibility of buying a dead mobo.

Maybe you can try MSI's K9N Neo-F motherboard?

That sucks.. I'd suggest the Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe if you're going to get a new motherboard. Best motherboard I've owned. :)

I'd avoid the M2N vanilla and M2N-E / M2N-E SLi since they have low max RAM voltages (around 1.9-1.95V).

Hiryuu_

Ehehe

I had a hard time choosing which one to go for, especially since the M2N-E SLI was half the price compared to the Deluxe. I eventually went for the M2N-E SLI. I spent the extra money on 2 GB DDR2 PC6400 low latency RAM from Kingston instead, and found exactly what you said: 1.95V max voltage setting on the motherboard. Well, my memory works and is stable at 1.95V, but I wonder: Is it used to it's fullest capacity at this setting (the memory modules are supposed to run at 2V)?

I guess I'll go for a more expensive motherboard some other time (I usually choose a better motherboard, but this time I didn't). I didn't have alot to spend and thought that the M2N-E SLI would be alright, and it's good so far and adequate to my needs and I have no complaints about it otherwise.

One other reason I picked the M2N-E SLI instead of the Deluxe was because I still use regular PATA-drives, and the M2N-E SLI has 4 X PATA while the Deluxe only has 2.

Well, just felt like sharing my story.