amd 5000+ or core 2....

[preet]

willing to buy a new tower. actually using amd 3800+. i know amd is going slow a bit but i dont spend much. my choice would be an amd x2 5000+. well i core 2 4500+ or 6500+ was on my list but viewing the price am really interested in amd.

Any suggestion would be most welcomed.

thanks.

[George Hallam]

i would go with the E6500 but saying that you will need a new MOBO.

How much you have to spend?

you say you have a 3800+ is it an X2 also is it socket 939 or AM/AM2

[preet]

well i will be buying a new mobo, RAM, VGA...complete change. i think performance wise core would be ahead the 5000+ by 10%...correct me if am wrong...but i wont be needing do much power....and considering the price amd processor is better placed

[George Hallam]

well if you dont need alot of power and dont have a large budget AMD is fine..

what will you be using your system for?

[preet]

Am not a usual gamer but like to have fun with need for speed and something like quake and unreal tournament. My gf uses photoshop and i work in some programming(vb, flash...). Well not big stuffs.

[Heartborne]

always always always always always ALWAYS go with Intel over AMD. Why? More bang for your buck. The intel chips currently outperform equivalent AMD chips. For that matter, I've heard a good deal of anecdotal horror stories about the new AMD chips.

[preet]

i would not have gone for intel when socket 939 was out. i still am using my amd 3800+ which running fine. today intel with its core architecture is further ahead and i admit it that it would be the best choice. so if get more bucks i would lean towards intel.