better configuration ?

Question

i have shortlisted two configs dor processors-motherboard combination.....help me with which 1s better....
intel core 2 duo E6600 + intel D965RY (FSB -1333 Mhz)
or
amd athlon 64 FX-70 + asus P5N-E-SLI (FSB -1066 Mhz)
and is asus here better than intel's motherboard as it has more FSB.....plz help me out people !!!!....
and should i prefer amd or intel here ......main pc use is gaming entertainment browsing.............do i need a graphics card if i go for asus here ???

Answer 1

Well first off, you can't use an AMD Athlon FX-70 on the P5N-E-SLI, that board is made for Intel chips only, so you are going to be using the E6600 no matter which of the two boards you choose, which is a good choice since it is the faster of the two processors anyway. Next, the FSB rating of the motherboard only tells you the maximum FSB it will support, the FSB is on the processor, hence it is the processor you buy that will determine the speed of your FSB. Of the two boards, I would choose the ASUS becasue they generally make the best boards, but no matter what board you get you will need a good graphics card to do gaming.

Answer 2

You do need cpu for gaming. It is for a better refresh rate. I guarantee you wouldn't be able to run much on a Pentium II as compared to any 64 bit processor. The more cycles your cpu can perform the better it is. FSB speed is a factor, in some aspects but in this case the difference is minimal (according to the specs you gave), so you probably woudn't be able to tell a difference. The only thing I can tell you is to go for which ever has more support. ie. games that are developed specifically for that chipset. Another thing you can do is overclock, but you have to know what your doing. Your graphics card does play a significant role, but that choice is entirely up to you to get one.

Answer 3

You don't need that much cpu for games, as most games depend on the video card not the cpu. Something like a E6300 would be good enough (not exactly slow). www.tomshardware.com for cpu benchmarks. As for the video cards, you do NOT use on-board video cards for games (useless), you need a real video card for that. Again tom's hardware for video benchmarks.