What Upgrades i do AMD OR INTEL?

dagasaitim

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Option 1.

Keep my LGA 775 and upgrade it to QUAD CORE and 4gb ram


or


Buy Quad Core from AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black edition 3.4ghz
Buy new Mobo with PCI-E 16x 2.0
Buy new DDR3 Memory??


Cause if you compare AMD IS CHEAP AND BANG FOR THE BUCK i think??



Heres my pc spec

Intel E5200 2.50ghz
ddr2 2gb
GTS 450 FTW EVGA
FSP 500watts with 36amps 12v+
1280 by 1024 LCD
 

AbdullahG

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The AMD option is best. Upgrading to a quad core will be beneficial, but for much less money you can get similar if not better performance with the Phenom IIs. If it's possible, try to get a cheap AM3+ motherboard if you can. This will allow for a Bulldozer upgrade in the future if you ever need it. Or you can just wait for Bulldozer to be released and get a cheap quad-core BD CPU, which will be a great upgrade. It really depends on when you be upgrading.