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Eon_Blue · May 28th, 2004, 09:17 AM

Within the next few months I am going to build a new PC and I was wondering what CPU and motherboard I should get. I am wanting to spend about $500 for the combo... what do you think I should get? I usually go through newegg but if you have any other good sites to buy from thats fine.

I don't have too many preferences on the features of the mobo... I'd like to have slots for up to 4GB of dual channel RAM (DDR400 or better), and connectors for SATA drives.

and for the processor, I don't care if it is AMD or Intel, i just want to get the best processor I can for the money.

any help would be great, thanks!

btw, ive been considering the Intel Pentium 4, 3.2E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache along with the ASUS "P4C800-E DELUXE" i875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU. Do any of you know anything about these? Also will I notice much difference between the 1MB L2 cache and the 512k L2 cache version? there is only like a $11 difference between the two.

My current computer has an Athlon 2000+ which I've had no problems at all with... personally I would tend to lean toward AMD but a very computer-savy friend of mine always rambles on about how Intel is so much better and how even though i can get a 64 bit AMD, i should still go with Intel.

But anyway I'm thinking about spending $270 - $330 on the processor, and the remaining $170-230 on the mobo, but if i can get a better processor with a cheaper mobo that would be great too

May 28th, 2004, 09:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Eon_Blue Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 30	Best CPU and Mobo to get? Within the next few months I am going to build a new PC and I was wondering what CPU and motherboard I should get. I am wanting to spend about $500 for the combo... what do you think I should get? I usually go through newegg but if you have any other good sites to buy from thats fine. I don't have too many preferences on the features of the mobo... I'd like to have slots for up to 4GB of dual channel RAM (DDR400 or better), and connectors for SATA drives. and for the processor, I don't care if it is AMD or Intel, i just want to get the best processor I can for the money. any help would be great, thanks! btw, ive been considering the Intel Pentium 4, 3.2E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache along with the ASUS "P4C800-E DELUXE" i875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU. Do any of you know anything about these? Also will I notice much difference between the 1MB L2 cache and the 512k L2 cache version? there is only like a $11 difference between the two. My current computer has an Athlon 2000+ which I've had no problems at all with... personally I would tend to lean toward AMD but a very computer-savy friend of mine always rambles on about how Intel is so much better and how even though i can get a 64 bit AMD, i should still go with Intel. But anyway I'm thinking about spending $270 - $330 on the processor, and the remaining $170-230 on the mobo, but if i can get a better processor with a cheaper mobo that would be great too Last edited by Eon_Blue : May 28th, 2004 at 09:44 AM.