Future Proof?

TK1 · 27 Dec 2006 at 14:10

(Socket AM2) AMD Athlon™64 X2 5000+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology

Socket AM2)Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe nForce 590 SLI MCP Chipset DDR2/800 MBoard w/ Dual 16x PCI-Express

(2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express Video Card

250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

SATA150 - Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM 8MB Cache WD360GD

SONY DUAL FORMAT 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER

Will this sort of setup be future proof for the next 2 years? This system will be on Vista too

Thanks

TK1

TK1 · 27 Dec 2006 at 14:19

£1400 is Dual core better than AMD for games?

TK1 · 27 Dec 2006 at 14:21

What about?

(Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6700 CPU @ 2.66GHz 1066FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache EM64T

Asus P5N-SLI nForce 570 SLI Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394&7.1Audio

TK1 · 27 Dec 2006 at 14:29

NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply

(Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 CPU @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 2x2MB L2 Cache EM64T

CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS

CoolerMaster Mystique 632 Tower 420W Case

(Quad-Core Supports) EVGA nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard

2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory orsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express Video Card

320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

Any better?

TK1 · 27 Dec 2006 at 14:36

Thanks for the replies just one thing do most of you think Intels Dual Core E6600 is better than AMD's 64 X2 5000+ Dual-Core CPU? for gaming?