Q: There's a nice combo deal for the hard drive I want for processors, I'm wondering which one to get... # HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM # Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7200 - Retail $174.95 # HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM # AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail $162.98 # HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM # AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO5000DOBOX - Retail $115.99 # HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM # AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Brisbane 2.8GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core black edition Processor Model ADO5400DSWOF - Retail $131.99 Which one? :] I can go lower, but not any higher, Right now, I've got the first one in my cart now... Let me know if there's anything cheaper around, if you could, please. :] In response to your message, I went with a 9800 GTX+ card. :] Wow, I'm having a hard time with words today. I meant, I've already chosen the 9800 GTX+
A: well first off Intel typically has better quality, for a little more (Most of the L2 caches on intel are also larger than AMD's). And actually, contrary to what the first person said, the processor does matter, without the processor, the GPU would be junk. You could have a 2.8 Single Core and the best graphics card in the world and you would get semi-low frame rates in an intensely graphical game. And if your going to go for a gaming computer, oyu'll probably want something a little stronger than a 2.8 Dual...3.0 or overclock your 2.8 to 3.4-3.6 and you'll be good (although I recommend a 2.4 quad like I'm going to get in the near future, very cheap).