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Dell and branded PC are not usually geared towards gaming - it's better if you can build it on your own if you want higher performance PC, and further upgradabilities. If you are on a budget, my advise is, the AMD's X2 3800 will be a nice choice + 2GB RAM and a big HDD. Else, you can choose Intel's E4300 and with the other same config. Video card - look for the nVidia's 7300GT (GDDR3) and the 7600GS. The 7900GS is a good bargain nowadays. For 8-series, it's not really recommended to purchase the lower-end ones - the best one is still 8800GT. ![]()
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Reputation: 2090 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rep Power: 38 | E4300 is noticeably faster than X2 3800+, X2 3800+ is no match for the E4300 at all. E4300 wins almost every benchmark against X2 3800+. As for X2 4600+, it is more or less the same performance as E4300, wins some, loses some. If you plan on overclocking, E4300 would be a better choice. In most cases both will end up at similar speeds (3.0~3.2GHz, but E4300 has a small chance to go beyond 3.2GHz), but as you know, clock for clock C2D is easily faster than A64 X2.
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Reputation: 3730 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rep Power: 78 | The Core 2 Duo E4300 would really be a good choice. Cheap and fast. As for motherboard, there are some cheap Socket 775 motherboards at around RM 400-500. Make sure you get at least 1GB of DDR2, although 2GB is really preferable since DDR2 RAM is cheap these days. The GeForce 7300 LE is really too underpowered to do much. Might as well just use the built-in GMA950 on many Intel motherboards. If you want a cheap and good 3D graphics card, at least go for a GeForce 7300 GT (GDDR3 version) or a GeForce 7600 GS/GT.
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