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whichs is the best cpu 4 games an i mean suttin i can afford no fx 55s an [deleted] p4s an amd 3000s

The best bang for the buck would be AMD they run about $100 less than their Intel counterpart.

The other thing to consider, a $500 dollar cpu will probably be on the market for $70 two years from now. A good rule of thumb, is to keep your cpu cost below $200, Motherboard below $120 and the video card under $100.

If your a serious gamer, and money is no object, $3,000 might be more realistic.

im currently set on gettin a 939 amd board that supports athlon 3000 64 it has a good features like pci e 4 gig ram an a wicked on board graphics chip its a 128 mb radeon 9600 wid good connection speeds i think this is da choice over a p4 prescott 3 ghz wot do u think?

It ought to work good. Filling those ram slots could get $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ expensive.

You might want to get a board without video on the motherboard. Its easier to upgrade and trouble shoot. Be advised, that some motherboards with video onboard, do not have an AGP slot on the motherboard .

That can make for a "bad hair day," if your video goes south

the board had a pci e slot on it but ive insted gone 4 a intel board 478 im puttin a 3.oghz prescott p4 on there plus 1,280 gig ram an a 5200 geforce 128