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Now, the final decision! AMD or Intel!! Either one is fine considering you're spending $800-$1,000. Budget-minded gamers usually go AMD, but with $1,000 you can afford either choice.
If you want an AMD system, there's another choice on top of the first one: Athlon XP or Athlon 64? Yeah, with $1,000, you can afford either. I suppose I'll list both recommendations!
Athlon 64 Setup
GIGABYTE GA-K8VT800M Motherboard - $96
Athlon 64 3000+ Retail - $227
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, PC3200, 256 MB x 2 - $124
Lite-On 52x32x52 CD-RW - $38 OEM
Samsung Floppy Drive - $9
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive - $82
Whatever Case You WantŪ $50
ENERMAX EG365P-VE(FCA) 350W Power Supply - $59
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP - $214
The total on that computer is $899 before shipping. This system will deliver incredibly performance on ANY of today's games. All prices are directly from the one and the only -- NEWEGG!!
Now for the Athlon XP system:
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton at 1.8 GHz stock - $75 OEM
Abit NF7-S Revision 2.0 Motherboard - $97
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, PC3200, 256 MB x 2 - $124
Lite-On 52x32x52 CD-RW - $38 OEM
Samsung Floppy Drive - $9
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive - $82
Whatever Case You WantŪ $50
ENERMAX EG365P-VE(FCA) 350W Power Supply - $59
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP - $214
Thermaltake Volcano 9+ CPU Fan - $30
The total on the Athlon XP system is $778 before shipping.
Now for the Intel system:
Intel Pentium 4/ 2.4C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail - $164
ABIT 875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "IC7-Max3" - RETAIL - $186
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, PC3200, 256 MB x 2 - $124
Lite-On 52x32x52 CD-RW - $38 OEM
Samsung Floppy Drive - $9
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive - $82
Whatever Case You WantŪ $50
ENERMAX EG365P-VE(FCA) 350W Power Supply - $59
SAPPHIRE RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP - $214
The Intel system is about $926 before shipping.
I hope these recommendations help with buying your computer! They are the exact combinations I'd get if I had between $800 and $1,000. Good luck!!
-Lasereth
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