1st up, AMD comp (much cheaper):

Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe

AMD Athlon X2 5000+ Black edition with OCZ Vanquisher and mx-2 thermal paste, to OC to 3 GHz, or higher if possible

MSI 8800 GTS 512 (173$ :D)

Antec 900 case

Corsair VX-550 PSU

500 gig western digital caviar 7200 rpm 16 cache and and 80 gb IDE with important stuff from my current comp

with all the other small stuff, this comes to under 900$

Intel rig (over 1000$)

Q6600 G0

p35-ds3l

same gfx card

same case and same psu, and hdd

and the ram wold be gskill MQ pc6400

wich of these wold be better in price/performance?

take in mind, i have a limit of 1200$, but i also wanna buy a G25 racing wheel, so keep that in account, but if u have a better sub 900$ build in mind, go ahead...

intel rig is much better than AMD rig.. the sure thing is Q6600 combined with X48 chipset can fly very high.. woah...

Go with a core duo.

Benchmarks if you need em:

http://techreport.com/articles.x/12091/6

Intel quad core hands down.Bebi_vegeta

Yet a core duo is 150$ cheaper

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3574211

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]Intel quad core hands down.Angry_Bosmer

Yet a core duo is 150$ cheaper

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3574211

Gaming isn't everything... and it would only be about 10$ more according that site to get a Q6600.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2643933&CatId=2758

[QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]Intel quad core hands down.Bebi_vegeta

Yet a core duo is 150$ cheaper

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3574211

Gaming isn't everything... and it would only be about 10$ more according that site to get a Q6600.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2643933&CatId=2758

What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]Intel quad core hands down.Angry_Bosmer

Yet a core duo is 150$ cheaper

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3574211

Gaming isn't everything... and it would only be about 10$ more according that site to get a Q6600.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2643933&CatId=2758

What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:

Yeah... I guess you haven't seen any benchmark...

[QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]Intel quad core hands down.Bebi_vegeta

Yet a core duo is 150$ cheaper

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3574211

Gaming isn't everything... and it would only be about 10$ more according that site to get a Q6600.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2643933&CatId=2758

What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:

Yeah... I guess you haven't seen any benchmark...

So you'll pay 150$ more for a few fpss. Btw I posted the benchmark!

In benchmarks core duos and quads are the same!

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=25779830&union_id=1927

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

Gaming isn't everything... and it would only be about 10$ more according that site to get a Q6600.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2643933&CatId=2758

Angry_Bosmer

What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:

Yeah... I guess you haven't seen any benchmark...

So you'll pay 150$ more for a few fpss. Btw I posted the benchmark!

It's 10$ more... you posted a link to a CPU...

In benchmarks core duos and quads are the same!

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=25779830&union_id=1927

Angry_Bosmer

I'm happy you ignored everything I said...

I said other then gaming, quad core bring alot to the table.

[QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]Intel quad core hands down.Bebi_vegeta

Yet a core duo is 150$ cheaper

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3574211

Gaming isn't everything... and it would only be about 10$ more according that site to get a Q6600.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2643933&CatId=2758

What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:

Yeah... I guess you haven't seen any benchmark...

You said I haven't seen a benchmark I gave you one.

[QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]

In benchmarks core duos and quads are the same!

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=25779830&union_id=1927

Bebi_vegeta

I'm happy you ignored everything I said...

I said other then gaming, quad core bring alot to the table.

Like? :?

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]

What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:

Angry_Bosmer

Yeah... I guess you haven't seen any benchmark...

You said I haven't seen a benchmark I gave you one.

Application benchmark... jesus.

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]

In benchmarks core duos and quads are the same!

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=25779830&union_id=1927

Angry_Bosmer

I'm happy you ignored everything I said...

I said other then gaming, quad core bring alot to the table.

Like? :?

Running mutiple things, applications... wth do you do with your computer?

[QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]

In benchmarks core duos and quads are the same!

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=25779830&union_id=1927

Bebi_vegeta

I'm happy you ignored everything I said...

I said other then gaming, quad core bring alot to the table.

Like? :?

Running mutiple things, applications... wth do you do with your computer?

Play games, I've got a old crap one for internet purposes.

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"][QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

I'm happy you ignored everything I said...

I said other then gaming, quad core bring alot to the table.

Angry_Bosmer

Like? :?

Running mutiple things, applications... wth do you do with your computer?

Play games, I've got a old crap one for internet purposes.

2 pc when one does the perfect job...

What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:Angry_Bosmer

:|

Video encoding/decoding? Real-time video capture and encoding with programs like FRAPS, for example, will be much more pleasant to use with a Quad. Also, I can decode and play 1080p H264 video on my PC while simultaneously transcoding and streaming high resolution video to my 360 without any hiccups..

Multimedia tasks in general will be more pleasant on a Quad. Heavy multitaskers will love 'em, too.

[QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:Velocitas8

:|

Video encoding/decoding? Real-time video capture and encoding with programs like FRAPS, for example, will be much more pleasant to use with a Quad. Also, I can decode and play 1080p H264 video on my PC while simultaneously transcoding and streaming high resolution video to my 360 without any hiccups..

Multimedia tasks in general will be more pleasant on a Quad. Heavy multitaskers will love 'em, too.

i do a crapload of that

[QUOTE="Velocitas8"]

[QUOTE="Angry_Bosmer"]What else do you plan to do with a quad core, run four anti-virues? :lol:GTR2addict

:|

Video encoding/decoding? Real-time video capture and encoding with programs like FRAPS, for example, will be much more pleasant to use with a Quad. Also, I can decode and play 1080p H264 video on my PC while simultaneously transcoding and streaming high resolution video to my 360 without any hiccups..

Multimedia tasks in general will be more pleasant on a Quad. Heavy multitaskers will love 'em, too.

i do a crapload of that

but yet again, the G25 is almost out of question, but,... wold it be better if i changed the x2 5000 to a phemon 9850 BE?