Which PC Is Better?

[sharpy24]

Which spec is better? They are all around the same price so makes no odds really....its the processor and gfx card im more concerned about the memory can always be upraded and i have an external 1tb hdd so thats not an issue ;)


Number 1
Processor - AMD Phenom Triple Core 8750+ 2.4Ghz
Memory - 2Gb DDR2 800Mhz PC2-6400 Ram
Hard Disk Drive - SATA 500Gb 7200rpm
Graphics - ATI Radeon HD4670 512Mb GDDR3
Audio - Sigmatel 7.1 High Definition
Optical Drive 1 - 16x SATA DVD+/-RW Drive
Dual DVI
7.1 Audio Channel Out
Windows Vista Home Premium



Number 2
CPU Type INTEL i7 CORE 920 @ 2.67GHZ
CPU Speed 2.67GHZ
Memory Type DDR3 3GB
Memory Speed 1066MHZ
Hard Drive Type ( 1 ) SATA 2
Hard Drive GB ( 1 ) 300GB
Optical Drive ( 1 ) BLUE-RAY DVD+ RW
Graphics Card(s) ATI RADEON HD 4850
Operating System WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM 32 BIT



Number 3
# 3072 Mb DDR3 RAM 1067Mhz
# Intel® Core 2 Quad Core Processor 2.33GHz Q8200
# DVD Rewriter Drive
# ATi Radeon 512Mb 4850Graphics Card DVi Out
# 640Gb Hard Drive Space
# 375W standard Two 3.5" hard disk drive baysTwo 5.25" bays for optical drivesMemory DIMM slots: 4 available
# 7.1 Audio Integrated Sound
# Windows Vista Premium


Number 4
CPU...................... AMD Phenom X3 8750+ 2.4GHz
Memory (MB)........... 4096
Hard Disk (GB).......... 2x 500 = 1TB
Optical Drive/s.......... DVD-RW
Video .................... 512mb ATi Radeon HD 4850
Soundcard............... Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
O/S Details.............. Windows Vista Home Premium SP1

[newpersn]

no 2. DDR3 memory and gd ATI Card

[Viper]

i would say 2 as well

has one of the latest intel processors and nice fast ram!

[sharpy24]

see i thought option 3 was the better due to the quad core?

they both use the ddr3 ram and have the same gfx card just the hdd and processor are different...

is the gfx card ok? I do nothing more hardcore than cod 4, i use photoshop cs3 and fruity loops xl quite a bit too...

[newpersn]

see i thought option 3 was the better due to the quad core?

they both use the ddr3 ram and have the same gfx card just the hdd and processor are different...

is the gfx card ok? I do nothing more hardcore than cod 4, i use photoshop cs3 and fruity loops xl quite a bit too...

i think the i7 is a quad?!?!?!

you said you had a 1tb drive so i didnt count storage as inported

[flynnsvtr]

Number 2 fo' sho!

Decent graphics card, although if you want more than 3.5GB of memory you will need to upgrade the OS to 64-bit Vista or get Windows 7.

[Alanapone]

Option 2... Core i7 is way more overclockable with just air cooling My mate runs his at 4GHz by just playing with the fsb and stuff... no overvolting and just a fan cooler.

Core i7 + win7 = WIN!

[bpm]

Number 2 as it is is a true quad core processor rather than a double dual core like 3.

The 920 i7 is based on the Nehalmen and is an awesome chip range, with the 920 and the 940 being the upgradeable starter chips and the 965 the ultimate powerhouse. The new i7 boards will have all the top features too, like esata, and allow crossfire technology for your gaming if you want to run 2 HD4850s for super streaming power.

[Penn]

What speed hard drives? If you chose #2 you'd need to buy a sound card.

[newpersn]

What speed hard drives? If you chose #2 you'd need to buy a sound card.

hard drive are normaly 7200RPM

and it should have a sound card built in to the mobo. if not you can pick a gd one up cheep anyway

[mrgris]

i'd recommend the radeon 4850 gfx card, runs max settings on every game iv tried. + 1080p hdmi out to my samsung 40" TV niiiiiice :y:

[mrgris]

if you got the money go for a solid state hard drive (SSD), runs silent, virtually no heat , no moving parts so more reliable

[Penn]

hard drive are normaly 7200RPM

and it should have a sound card built in to the mobo. if not you can pick a gd one up cheep anyway

Yup they are, but without seeing what type/speed of drives are in each PC it's impossible to say which will be the fastest.

The sound is on board, that's why I said he'd need to buy a soundcard and i wouldn't go for anything less than an X-Fi card from Creative.

[bytor]

i wouldn't go for anything less than an X-Fi card from Creative.

hahaha

None of the pc's are the perfect spec for the price, however option 2 will be the fastest.

[Karl]

anyone that says anything other than #2 sucks penix.

[Penn]

hahaha

What's funny?

[pr0xibus]

number 2 definitly, just change 32 bit to 64 XP and dont go for vista lol, could be even more adventurous and go for nix* but can be a bloody nightmare sometimes lol

[sharpy24]

hahaha

None of the pc's are the perfect spec for the price, however option 2 will be the fastest.

Ok well suggest something better for £600 and with warranty....

[MarkyG]

I'd go with number 2. The i7 Chip.

[sharpy24]

the i7 option 2 might not be available now, plus i found out last night its refurbished and only comes with a 60 day warranty whereas the other 3 come with a 3 year onsite warranty and are brand new

[JamieLee2k]

Depends on what price you are getting it for, most of the time you can build a decent PC cheaper.

I got AMD Quad Core phenom 9950 2.6ghz each, 2GB XMS2 DDR2 Gamers RAM and Motherboard for £250ish HDD's 500gb are about £40, an ok graphics card for about £100 cases are about £20+ DVD drives about £15+ sound cards not needed as most on board ones are ok monitors are about £100+ depends on the size.

See it might look dearer but for what you get it works out better than a pre-built one, and you still get a warranty as all parts are covered for 12 months.

[Karl]

Id still have option 2.

[sharpy24]

i have a monitor already, however its finding someone to build me one....my local big ish computer shop cant come anywhere near the spec for the price

and karl if you read my last post option 2 isnt really available anymore

[Brooksy]

i7 is still new technology so you will be more future proof with up to date processor. Although quad cores run better and for today and this and next year's standard quad cores are the processors to have rather than i7's as i.e games and dev's are working their next gen games to be able to run 4 cores rather than their 2 core setup.
i7's are relatively the same but newer, but a lot of reviews (while back now) said that it's better performance wise to go with quad than i7.
Also why go vista? vista is nice, but windows 7 is being released next year save the money and buy better upgrades i.e memory or hdd or better gcard.
vista is old now and windows 7 will take over. keep xp where it's fuller is stability and later down the line get windows 7.
saving yourself £100 to spend on upgrades

Remember to look at motherboards too. these are underated. Having the right motherboard will decide if your machine is better than someone elses. my mobo has built in HD surround sound so i don't need an audio card leaving space for anything extra.

think realistically, not about having the bigger dick. it's what suits YOUR needs best and not over doing it. i.e save money on OS and spend more on upgrades you will benefit from more.

[tastic]

number 2!