what processor to choose ? AMD Athlon XP or INTEL Pentium D

**amritsingh87** · 01-04-2006, 06:40 PM

hi , i'm planning to upgrade my computer
its current configuration is :
intel pentium 4 2ghz (notOC)
ASUS P4S-333 VM motherboard
512mb ddr333 ram
80gb 7200 rpm hdd
the mobo has an AGP 4x slot and i have ASUS GE-FORCE 4 64MB on it

first plz tell if i can update my existing system

i want to upgrade it to be able to install 6600gt on it
either somebody suggest a component upgrade or one of the upgrades from below:

1-
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 939
ASUS A8N-E mobo
1 gb DDR ram 400 mhz
ge force 6600gt 128mb PCIE

2-
INTEL PENTIUM-D 2.66
2mb cache
intel original motherboard (comes along with it as a combo)
1 gb ram DDR2 ram
ge force 6600gt 128mb PCIE

my use would be basically playing games
and try to keep the price low , but i'm not on a tight budget , just would like to save money .