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Core 2 or X2?

d3moliti0n

d3moliti0n

d3moliti0n

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Hi there

Basically I am intending on upgrading my computers motherboard, processor and ram. Currently I have an Athlon X64 3200+ (Socket 939), 2GB DDR Ram and a Radeon HD3850 256MB (PCI-E) but my motherboard is some stock Asus HP one that came stock in this HP Pavilion PC. But I was wondering, if I upgrade to a dual-core do I want to go with Core 2 Duo or X2 AM2's nowadays? It seems to workout cheaper buying an AM2 setup though. I am using the PC for mainly gaming aswell, but I have only just got this graphics card about 3 or 4 weeks ago so hopefully that should suffice for a while. Any feedback is much appreciated.

Thanks for your help and time.
 
Howcome no one uses the AM2 chips now for gaming then? Are they a disadvantage or something? Cos I remember at one time people said the AMD X64's were the best processor on the market for gaming. That was a while ago though lol, I was just wondering have they gone worse nowadays?
 
Yeah, I plan on buying a new motherboard, processor and 2gb of ddr2 memory. I have no idea what case I have tbh, it's a stock HP Pavilion one that I will be using for a while and I will eventually upgrade to a better case but my main priority are those 3 components at the moment. My PSU is a 650w one so hopefully it will be powerful enough to power a dual-core system. How do I tell what type of case I have btw?
 
I'm only acually planning on buying a low end dual-core, something in the range of £50, maybe a bit more, maybe less. I plan on spending about £150 on the mobo/cpu/ram as I already have my graphics card (which is basicaly brand new, only purchased about 4 weeks ago) and a 16x DVD Re-Writer etc.

Edit: Basically something that will last me about a year or so, maybe a bit longer, or a bit less depending on when I buy a whole new PC, but this system is definitely going to be used for around another year or so for gaming, I plan on buying some of the upcoming MMO's and Far Cry 2, stuff like that.
 
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