Spec Check Please.

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I’m trying to decide on what to upgrade to but this is what I’ve come up with so far. I don’t want to go any higher in budget than what is below but here goes…

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) - £32.89

PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) – Retail - £103.39

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) - £68.14

And then I don’t know whether the AMD or Intel route is the best option.

Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £68.14

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ 2.30GHz (Socket AM2) – Retail - £52.86

Total Price - £325.42

Or

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £50.51

Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) – Retail - £58.74

Total Price - £313.67

Thanks in advance.

 

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i've got for the intel setup and 512mb version of the gfx card so should hopefully be here for nxt wkend to play with!!

think i'll wait to see how loud the stock cpu cooler is and go from there...

thanks for the input guys