Budget SSD build CPU help

[Manic!]

Building a new office comp replacing a AMD 2500 with a gig of ram used for basic office stuff but I want fast boot up and load times. The total budget is $700 not including a dvd drive.

For a SSD drive it's between these 2.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1043

and

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...ufacture=Intel

One thing I am not sure of is that CPU to get. Should I go with a cheap AMD quad core or should a get a Intel I3.

[XtC-604]

Originally Posted by Manic!

Building a new office comp replacing a AMD 2500 with a gig of ram used for basic office stuff but I want fast boot up and load times. The total budget is $700 not including a dvd drive.

For a SSD drive it's between these 2.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1043

and

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...ufacture=Intel

One thing I am not sure of is that CPU to get. Should I go with a cheap AMD quad core or should a get a Intel I3.

Now that the new Core series processors are out, the old high end core 2 duos have fallen in price alot! Benchmarks show that the old high end Core 2 Duos do alot better than the I3. Keep in mind that the I3 is a dual core at heart, just with Hyper threading. My choice would probably be either grab a old high end Core2Duo or grab a mid range Core 2 Quad.

[Manic!]

This is what I have come up with. Will do some price matching to bring the price down.


NCIX Value Bundle Deal Core i3 530 & Gigabyte H55M-S2H Motherboard & 4GB Corsair 1600MHZ C7 RAM

In Stock 50520 $329.99 $329.99
1 x Intel Core i3 530 Dual Core Processor Clarkdale LGA1156 2.93GHZ Hyperthreading 4MB Cache Retail Box
1 x Gigabyte H55M-S2H mATX LGA1156 H55 DDR3 1PCI-E16 2PCI Sound GBLAN HDMI Motherboard
1 x Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 7-8-7-20 Core i5 Dual Channel Memory Kit

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Hard

In Stock 36050 $53.99 $53.99
Intel X25-V 40GB 2.5IN SATA2 SSD Solid State Disk Flash Drive Retail Box

In Stock 48984 $144.99 $144.99
Thermaltake TR2 500W ATX12V V2.2 24PIN Power Supply with 120MM Fan

In Stock 45038 $59.99 $59.99

Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower Gaming Case 300 ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB & Audio

In Stock 29812 $53.99 $53.99


Check to delete an item YOUR TOTAL $642.95