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Title: Which one?
Post by: MarineUS on August 30, 2011, 02:59:51 AM

I used to build computers when I was a teenager, but when I ended up going to college I had to stop due to lack of time...joining the military didn't really free it up either haha! :P Anywho, I was wondering if you ladies and gentlemen could help me decide between these two. It's not going to be a purchase in the NEAR future but not too far off either. Christmas at the earliest lol.

I've been looking to build me a gaming rig that I wouldn't have to worry about upgrading for a long time. (ie. one that makes ya go "Oooooohhhhhh. I like them shiny things an' switches!"). I was wondering if you could tell me which was the better buy out of these two and why. No rush, or if ya don't feel like it, that's fine too. I understand.  :lol

Specs:
Computer One:

PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i7 960 Quad Core Processor (3.2GHz, 8MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English
CHASSIS COLOR: Matte Stealth Black, 875 Watt Power Supply [I REALLY want a 1K power supply >.>]
MEMORY: 6GB  Triple Channel 1600MHz DDR3
VIDEO CARD: Dual 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 - SLI Enabled
HARD DRIVE: 1TB RAID 0 (2x 500GB SATA-II, 7,200 RPM, 16MB Cache HDDs)
MEDIA READER: 19-in-1 Media Card Reader
SOUND CARD: Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
OPTICAL DRIVE - Dual Drives: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (BD-ROM; DVD/CD Burner) and DVDRW
MONITOR: ST2320L 23-inch Full HD Widescreen Monitor

Computer Two:

Case: Chimera Inferno 3 Full Tower Gaming Case - Flame
Case Lighting: Sleeved LED Case Lighting - Green
Internal Expansion: Internal USB Expansion System
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2600K Processor (4x 3.40GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling: Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (Intel) - ARC Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade
Memory: 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module
Video Card: NVidea GeForce GTX 560 2GB - SLI Mode (Dual Cards)
Motherboard: [3-Way SLI] Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 -- 2x Gb LAN, 4x PCI-E 2.0 x16
Power Supply: 1000 Watt -- Extreme Gaming Series
Hard Drive:  1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive: [12X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Reader, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black
Flash Media Reader / Writer: 12 in 1 internal flash media reader
Meter Display: (For temperature maintenance.) NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit
Monitor: 27" LCD 1920x1080 -- Sceptre X270W-1080P

Title: Re: Which one?
Post by: Debrody on August 30, 2011, 05:26:05 AM

The second ones better. Not sure if two sticks of ram is enough for the i7-2600 tho.

Title: Re: Which one?
Post by: Reschke on August 30, 2011, 07:53:06 AM

That is all I have in my i7-2600K rig and it runs everything great.

Title: Re: Which one?
Post by: ACE on August 30, 2011, 11:59:20 AM

2nd

Title: Re: Which one?
Post by: MarineUS on August 30, 2011, 12:04:14 PM

I was assuming the same thing, just been out of the game so long that I couldn't be positive.

Title: Re: Which one?
Post by: TequilaChaser on August 30, 2011, 01:08:40 PM

are you going to be building it yourself or ordering it through a PC builder?

SB Audigy is quiet old for this day..... also if you are not going to be ordering until around christmas, I can asure you that alot of new stuff will be out by then and/or prices will change a good bit even.......

ordering through those internet PC builders, they buy stuff in bulk and only give you 3 or 4 choices to pick from, you are getting a "semi-custom PC"  not a true "Custom PC" to your desired specs....



TC

Title: Re: Which one?
Post by: MarineUS on August 30, 2011, 01:21:10 PM

PC builders. I don't have the time or money to do it myself.

I remember Sound blaster from around the time I quit building computers. I put one in an older computer that my parents still have.


The second one is from ibuypower.

Title: Re: Which one?
Post by: gyrene81 on August 30, 2011, 01:33:50 PM

well, in all fairness...with the exception of the hard drive and power supply, the second one looks like a decent system for a retail build. just never know what brand of hard drive or power supply they are actually putting in it.

as long as you can get the corsair dominator memory and the xfx or evga graphics card...then grab the #2 system if you like the price and can afford it.

Title: Re: Which one?
Post by: Bino on August 30, 2011, 01:37:17 PM

Door number two, because it's got a Sandy Bridge CPU, and the unlocked one, at that!  :aok