New PC advice please

williamsolwilliamsol
edited October 2009 in Hardware
Hi all.
I want to get the New PC . Can anyone help meby suggesting me which PC is better?

PC 1. INTEL

MOBO: Intel S775 Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L
CHIP: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 (2.80GHz/45nm/1066FSB/3MB) LGA775
RAM: Desktop DDR2 Ram 2GB Kit (2x1024MB) PC8500 1066MHz Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2K2/2GN 5-5-5-15
VID CARD: PCI-e (nV) 9500GT 1GB Sparkle SF-PX95GT1024U2-HP (550/800MHz)
HDD: 3.5" HDD SATA-300 500GB 16MB Seagate (7200rpm)
DVD: 5.25" SATA DVD Buner/Rw Samsung SH-S223-BL 22x Black (oem)
MONITOR: WideScreen LCD Monitor 19" ASUS VH192D (5ms)
PSU: Power Supply 650W Coolermaster eXtreme Plus RS-650-PCARE3-AU (with SATA Cable)

PC 2. AMD

MOBO: AMD AM2 S940 Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3P
CHIP: AMD AM2 Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6000+ (3.0GHz/2MB/89w)
RAM: Desktop DDR2 Ram 2GB Kit (2x1024MB) PC8500 1066MHz Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2K2/2GN 5-5-5-15
VID CARD: PCI-e (nV) 9500GT 1GB Sparkle SF-PX95GT1024U2-HP (550/800MHz)
HDD: 3.5" HDD SATA-300 500GB 16MB Seagate (7200rpm)
DVD: 5.25" SATA DVD Buner/Rw Samsung SH-S223-BL 22x Black (oem)
PSU: Power Supply 650W Coolermaster eXtreme Plus RS-650-PCARE3-AU (with SATA Cable)

MONITOR: WideScreen LCD Monitor 19" ASUS VH192D (5ms)
According to itestate.com.au the prices for the above would be PC 1: $1054 and PC 2: $952

Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    I would change the CPU to the AMD AM3 Athlon II x2 240 and the motherboard to the MB AM2 Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P. After that the rest looks OK unless you game and can afford more for a video card that what you have selected.

    Both items are available at itestate.com.au.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    I second Mt_Goat's suggestion. Go with the AMD, beef it up a little bit (the ultra durable gigabyte line that he suggested are awesome boards).
  • OhmecksOhmecks Orlando, Florida Member
    edited October 2009
    The only difference I see between the two is the CPU. I'd have to say that the Core 2 Duo E7400 is better than the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, however, it's not good enough to warrant paying $100 more.

    With that said, I agree with Mt_Goat's suggestion of going with the Athlon II X2 240. I can also vouch for the quality of Gigabyte boards. I recently purchased one of their 785Gs and it's running quite nicely.
  • lordbeanlordbean Ontario, Canada
    edited October 2009
    Add another tick in favor of the X2 240, and also in support of Gigabyte's motherboards. I used to buy Asus boards, then I purchased my first Gigabyte board about half a year ago, and I never looked back.
  • ObsidianObsidian Michigan Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    I don't have much experience with Phenom 2's and Athlon 2's but they look pretty nice. I do like my Gigabyte motherboard though.
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