Which option is better?

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Shayd

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- Core 2 Duo E7500 2.9Ghz (1066FSB 3MB)
- P45SG Intel Extreme Series, Skyberg, Intel P45, LGA775, FSB1333, 4xDual DDR3 1333, 2xPCI-x16 (Crossfire), 3xPCI, 2xPCI-x1, 5xSATA2(Raid,0,1,5,10), 1xeSATA, Gbe Lan, 8ch-Sound, Max 12xUSB, 2xIEEE1394, ATX

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- AMD Phenom II X2 545, AM3, 7MB Cache, 3GHz
- ASUS AMD Socket AM3, AMD770, 5200MT/s, 4xDual DDR3 1800 (O.C), 2xPCI-x16 (CrossFire), 1xPCIx1, 3xPCI, 1xATA133, 5xSATAII(Raid 0,1,10), 1x eSATA, Gbe Lan, 8ch-Sound, Max 12xUSB, ATX

guys I am torn between these two options, which should be faster???:confused:
 
Or even i3. You can get a decent i3 setup that will cost a bit more than that 775 setup and it WILL perform better
 
Socket 775 is dead. Rather go AM3 which will allow you to upgrade to a 6 core machine if you want to in the future. An i5 won't get you that. Why not look at the Athlon II 435 though? That extra core will help a lot.
 
AMD Athlon II X3 425, 1.5MB L2 Cache, AM3, 2.7Ghz will outperform the AMD I listed previously?
 
Well to be honest look at the price of the 550 you could have a look at the Athlon II 630 which gives awesome performance for the price.
 
How about this I have a R4000 max limit for my upgrade. I am running a 9800gtx+ so no need for new graphics card there, I need 4GB ram, 1TB HDD 7200 only , MB + CPU. the shop I will most likely use is PCInt.co.za although I am happy to use prophecy as both are just down the road from me, what is the best combo for that cash? I am using it primarily for gaming.

I cannot go over this... I am getting married next year and with some shopping around I have been able to reduce that cost to R78000 including a short cruise.
 
I honestly do not understand why people buy AMD.

Go for a I3 or I5.
 
Definitely get the Athlon II 630 then. All the new games can make use of four cores.
 
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