Ill start off with my specs:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1.8GHz (s939)

DFI nF4-DAGF

1gb ram

ATi HD 3850 256mb

250gb Western Digital

NEC DVD Burner

Rosewill 600W

Yeah, i currently have around $150 right now and im trying to figure out what my next upgrade should be. i just wanna upgrade my cpu, but then again i don't really wanna stick with a socket 939 anymore, unless there is a pretty cheap cpu around thats good for my needs.

I want to be able to:

play cs:source with 100+fps stable.

be able to run a couple applications and play games without any lag.

so yeah not much needs but my cpu can't handle what i currently do so yeah.

I have a friend that wants to sell his computer parts once all the new stuff comes out, like the e8500. and heres what hes got

abit ip35e $89.99 @newegg

Core 2 Duo Allendale e4300 OVERCLOCKED @ 3.2GHz $129.99 @newegg

gskill 4gb ram DDR2 (not sure what speed, most likely 800)

i'm trying to convince him to sell it to me for $200 and he said he will think about it, and if he agrees, do you think its a good deal?

but if that doesn't work out, what should i get? i'm trying to spend less than $300 on all this. thanks.

200 USD with those 4GB? Would be a good deal!.

lol nvrmd, when he said he will think about it, he was just messing around. he really mean't no ]: haha.

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

+ 100 USD.

Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

+ 88 USD.

A-DATA Value Series 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory - Retail

+ 19 USD.

So, depending on how much RAM you like, you could have new parts for 226USD (2GB) or 264USD (4GB) plus TAX and shipping .

EDIT: By the way, with the stock cooler you can hit 3GHz without any problem. Just look at my signature :.

is that equivalent to a c2d e4300 allendale clocked @ 3.0ghz?

edit: i know stupid question but i dont know. lol

Edited January 13, 200818 yr by BombaTwist

is that equivalent to a c2d e4300 allendale clocked @ 3.0ghz?

Just half the cache, e.g. 1MB vs. 2MB. Not that much of a difference (else I would have it )...

hmm when the new stuff comes out(ex: e8xxx), do you think that there will be price drops for the e6xxx and the e4xxx?

Edited January 13, 200818 yr by BombaTwist

For the E4x00 series not that much. The E6x00 will be pushed away a bit by the E8x00 , but even there I don’t expect price drops until AMD releases there triple cored CPUs.

My suggestion :

abit ip35e $60

Core 2 Duo Allendale e4300 OVERCLOCKED 3.2GHz $130

A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $28