Which processor if faster/better?

[Skiz]

Clocker?

Don't fear him, he will be too busy playing Mad Max, the Road Warrior in his new Wankel Engined car!

I'm not scared of Clocker. That was me saying, "Clocker, come help."

[Detale]

What do you guys think of the barebones system I am going to buy? I guess Im going to go with the core 2 duo then right?

[Skiz]

What do you guys think of the barebones system I am going to buy? I guess Im going to go with the core 2 duo then right?

I'd go with this one personally - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119103

Then get the 680i mobo.

[Virtualbody1234]

What do you guys think of the barebones system I am going to buy? I guess Im going to go with the core 2 duo then right?

I'd go with this one personally - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119103

Then get the 680i mobo.

WTF!!

$260 for a case with no power supply??? How does that fit into any reasonable budget?

[Skiz]

I'd go with this one personally - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119103

Then get the 680i mobo.

WTF!!

$260 for a case with no power supply??? How does that fit into any reasonable budget?

I never said it was economical.

[mr. nails]

the 6300 wins. standard benches/performance may be on par, but in the long run the 6300 will oc @ least another 700mhz and then just dominate that baby 945.

[mr. nails]

What do you guys think of the barebones system I am going to buy? I guess Im going to go with the core 2 duo then right?

I'd go with this one personally - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119103

Then get the 680i mobo.

case is to small albeit not even able to hold the newest of psu's. only cuz i would run a top exhaust. unless ur gonna be running something like a 650w psu then maybe.

[Skiz]

I'd go with this one personally - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119103

Then get the 680i mobo.

case is to small albeit not even able to hold the newest of psu's. only cuz i would run a top exhaust. unless ur gonna be running something like a 650w psu then maybe.

Did you look at the dimensions? It's a beast!

Here it is next to what appears to be a Dell:

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[mr. nails]

case is to small albeit not even able to hold the newest of psu's. only cuz i would run a top exhaust. unless ur gonna be running something like a 650w psu then maybe.

Did you look at the dimensions? It's a beast!

Here it is next to what appears to be a Dell:

Spoiler: Show

ok, i've misworded what i meant to say. what i was meaning is that the slot for the psu is to small and will cover up the top fan if u want to use that fan of course. if u don't want to use the fan then i'm sure ALL psu's will fit in it.

[clocker]

I have ddr ram so the mobo has to handle that too, this one I can use both to transition to the newer ram. Thank you all to help me on this I'm sure I will get some grade A advice.

You definitely want the Core2Duo but the rest of that deal is crap.
Sorry, but you'll have to find another use for your old DDR/AGP stuff.

If necessary, save up till you can get the basic platform right...no sense crippling yourself from the outset.

BTW what does clocker mean/

Clocker is a member of fst staff, and very knowledgable on this type of stuff.

I'm sure the real FST staff would be surprised to hear that.
I'm NOT a staff member, just an opinionated old fart.