Thanks. I really didn't want to get into overclocking at this point but maybe i'll have to try.
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Right lets just say no overclocking, what should i go for?
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+
-AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm
Bearing in mind I don't want to overclock atleast for now. Possibly in future.
Price, is going for the dual cpu worth the significant price increase over the 3700+?
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+
-AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm
Bearing in mind I don't want to overclock atleast for now. Possibly in future.
Price, is going for the dual cpu worth the significant price increase over the 3700+?
I know I am slightly over budget. But would i be limited by the cpu choice on this system. i.e Would a dual processor cope better, worse or same.
CP-121-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3700BNBOX) (CP-121-AM)
£134.95 £134.95
MB-111-AS Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-111-AS)
£89.95 £89.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£114.95 £114.95
GX-038-OK OcUK GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-038-OK)
£259.95 £259.95
HD-048-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 120GB ST3120814A ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-048-SE)
£37.95 £37.95
CB-041-GE Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m) - Blue (CB-041-GE)
£2.95 £5.90
CA-012-AN Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN)
£28.50 £28.50
CA-006-HP Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP)
£59.95 £59.95
Subtotal £732.10
VAT £128.12
Total £860.22
CP-121-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3700BNBOX) (CP-121-AM)
£134.95 £134.95
MB-111-AS Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-111-AS)
£89.95 £89.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£114.95 £114.95
GX-038-OK OcUK GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-038-OK)
£259.95 £259.95
HD-048-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 120GB ST3120814A ATA-100 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-048-SE)
£37.95 £37.95
CB-041-GE Akasa Rounded Ultra ATA133/100/66 IDE Cable (0.45m) - Blue (CB-041-GE)
£2.95 £5.90
CA-012-AN Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN)
£28.50 £28.50
CA-006-HP Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP)
£59.95 £59.95
Subtotal £732.10
VAT £128.12
Total £860.22
A dual core processor would be much faster for video editing, it will either go twice as fast as a single core or you can play games on one core and encode video on the other core at the same time.
What res do you game at?
I would go for dual core and a cheaper graphics card, the X1800XT is a great card that is quite cheap.
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM) 1
£161.95 £161.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR) 1
£14.95 £14.95
MB-134-AS Asus A8N-VM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-134-AS) 1
£42.95 £42.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£56.95 £56.95
HD-024-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA) 1
£38.95 £38.95
GX-103-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-103-SP) 1
£189.95 £189.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) 1
£114.95 £114.95
Subtotal £620.65
VAT £108.62
Total £729.27
What res do you game at?
I would go for dual core and a cheaper graphics card, the X1800XT is a great card that is quite cheap.
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM) 1
£161.95 £161.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR) 1
£14.95 £14.95
MB-134-AS Asus A8N-VM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-134-AS) 1
£42.95 £42.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£56.95 £56.95
HD-024-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-024-SA) 1
£38.95 £38.95
GX-103-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-103-SP) 1
£189.95 £189.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL) 1
£114.95 £114.95
Subtotal £620.65
VAT £108.62
Total £729.27
At the moment I don't really have a problem when editing with my single core pentium 4 3.0Ghz. It's only occasionally for personal stuff. It's not a job or anything I do seriously. So mainly will be for games only. 1600X1200