new machine for home

[junaid911]

hello guys i have shifted my core 2 duo pc to office and now looking for machine for home

i have a budget of around 150-200$ and need these

processor
m.baord
ram
harddrive
casing with psu

i am looking for asus m.baords this time and also should i go for intel or amd

this pc will also be used for 3d work

any good suggestions??

[liljim]

no offense but your not going to get what you need on that kind of budget. A decent board, cpu will get the best of your budget alone.

[Psymon]

liljim's right. $200 is just enough to get 1 component, 2 if you go for the cheaper stuff.

Since you say 3D work, I assume something along the lines of 3D Max or a 3D based CAD application.

Such software wants a good CPU and as much RAM as possible.
Worth looking into whether the program is multi-threaded. aka makes use of multi-core CPUs. I know 3D Max is...

If '3D work' is a subtle way of saying gaming then you'll need a good GPU ontop of that.

re: AMD or Intel.
Intel appear to win on price/performace... not a lot else to say.

Hope you find what you want