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i am thinking about building a computer, never done it and i would like to know what mother boards are better intel or amd.
Also what is a good price range to look for a motherboard.
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It all depends on what you want in a computer. Are you looking for basic performance good enough for email and very light gaming or do you want a midrange or even high end computer?
As for which is better, Intel or AMD, that also depends on what you are doing.
For Single Core CPU's
ONLY
If you are planning on doing alot of gaming then you will have better results with an AMD system. If you want to do audio/video encoding or other multimedia work you will have a better experience with an intel CPU (that includes hyperthreading)
For Dual Core CPU's
ONLY
Its a bit different when dual core processers are concerned. For both gaming and encoding AMD based CPU's (Opteron and X2) are a better choice performance wise. They run cooler and take less time to achieve results almost all the time.
It would really help if you mentioned exactly what parts you want advice on as well as your price range for ENTIRE computer, not just 1 or 2 parts. For instance, depending on the money I could recommend a computer like this;
AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 800MHz HT Socket 754 Processor - Retail $74.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104245
ASRock K8NF4G-SATA2 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $58.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157084
G.SKILL Value DDR Series 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory – Retail $32.63
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231026
LG Black IDE 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model GSA-4167B BK – OEM $37.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136063
Leadtek Geforce 7300GS PX7300GS TDH 128MB Low Profile Video Card – Retail $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122238
HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $50.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822145082
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Computer Case – Retail $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155
$413.59
Or for more money one like this;
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor – Retail $201.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103603
DFI nF4 SLI Infinity Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX $107.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136164
SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM $84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152025
eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256-P2-N553-AX Video Card – Retail $189.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130283
G.SKILL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory – Retail $63.25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231030
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Computer Case – Retail $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155
LG Black IDE 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model GSA-4167B BK $37.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136063
$779.21
Both are complete computers but the second is drastically better. More information is needed from you before any complete recommendations can be made.