Combo confusion

[tarun k]

which combo should i go with i a very very limited gaming budget here i googled and found out the following were in my budget :
INTEL
CPU : core i3 2100
MOTHERBOARD : Asus P8H61-M Le
CABINET: CoolerMaster 310 ELITE
GRAPHIC CARD : hd 5670 GDDR5 512
(i already have a HDD and 2 Gb ram)

OR

AMD
CPU : PHENOM II X2 555 BE or 565 BE
MOTHERBOARD : Asus M4A78LT-M LE
RAM : Corsair 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz
CABINET : CoolerMaster 310 ELITE
GRAPHIC CARD : HD 5670 GDDR5 512MB OR GTS 450 GDDR3 512 MB

i use pc for casual gaming for games like crysis warhead, crysis 2, COD4, COD BLACK OPS,Assassin's Creed Brotherhood at high settings and at max 1280X1024

 

[jeremy1183]

Casual? Hate to bust a bubble but thats not very high settings for crysis... Gonna need to fork over some more $$$ to get to max/high setting

 

[Motopsychojdn]

What is your budget and whats the cost of each of those combo's?
we can possibly get better performance from a system if we know your cash limits
Moto

 

[jeremy1183]

Yeah...more info please

 

[Emerald]

I am guessing you will be running Windows7, the AMD system seems to be the better choice.

also with a little luck you also might be able to unlock the other two cores of the CPU to make it a 4x; however, there is NO guaranty that it will work. Research AMD core unlocking.

 

[jeremy1183]

He is right...if you read about the boards on newegg you will see that some of them feature core unlocker

example http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131654

mainly asus boards and few others

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Thing is, if Op's budget allows him to buy say a 955, then I'd rather buy him a 955 than hope I could unlock a dualcore/triple chip,
but as for the core unlocking, any board with a sb710 or higher chipset will allow him to try, I have an AsRock plate myself, cheaper and as effective on a budget
Moto

 

[4745454b]

In addition, the AMD build can come with a GTS450? Much better gaming card then the 5670.

 

[michxymi]

Do you have a PSU? If yes which one? And all you need is Case, CPU, Motherboard, RAM and GPU?

 

[tarun k]

i have a 550w psu and a 500 gb hdd with 2 GB ddr3 133mhz corsair ram and i changed my mind and have this
Intel core i3
Asus P8H61-M LE B3
HD 5670 GDDR5 512 or 1 GB
a zebronics bijli cabinet
guy the matter is newegg cant ship thing to india and in India u get the same thing but a bit more costly so hwat costs $80 there might cost $130 over here and i have a budget of rs.14000(INR) or we can say $320 at max

 

[tarun k]

dude i have a very very very limited budget and i know its not for gaming but m trying to fit as much as i can in it
sorry
here are the cost of the components
Intel Core i3 2100 Rs.5500 or $122.22 (USD)
Asus P8H61-M LE B3 Rs. 3200 or $71.11(USD)
HD 5670 GDDR5 512 or 1 GB 3500($77.76) and 4800($106.66) respectively
a zebronics bijli cabinet for a 1000 buck or $22.22
total Rs.14500 or $322