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| 401692 | 2005-11-03 09:18:00 | Neither system is great. Out of the 2 I would take the second due to a better brand of mobo. But if push came to shove Id spend my money on a better rig. Are they dirt cheap? |
Metla (12) | ||
| 401693 | 2005-11-03 10:09:00 | I'd chose 2/ because its LGA pinless cpu. *correct me if I'm wrong*. also for its extra clock speed and the Gigabyte mobo. I heard that Foxconn mobos suck... The systems I'm looking at are 1/ Pentium 4 EM64T 630 3.0GHz 2MB cache/1GB RAM/Foxconn 6617MX-S mobo/Radeon 9600 256MB graphics card/Polyview V396 19" monitor 2/ Pentium 4 3.4GHz Prescott LGA 775 1MB cache/2GB RAM/Gigabyte GA-8S648FX-775 mobo/Radeon 9600Pro 256MB graphics card/monitor as above. Both priced within $20 of each other. Which is the better package? The most future proof (I know-no such thing)? Thanks, Graham. |
Mr Wetzyl (362) | ||
| 401694 | 2005-11-03 17:53:00 | Hi, thanks for the comments. Both are around $2,200. Coming from my present 5 year old PIII 733/512Mb machine I'm sure either will be a great improvement! I could go the Dell/whatever route, but would rather buy locally. Any alternative suggestions for a locally made system around that price? |
Grimy (3041) | ||
| 401695 | 2005-11-03 18:29:00 | Any alternative suggestions for a locally made system around that price? At QMB starting prices for extreme PC packages...(AMD & Intel) Under $3000... qmb.co.nz qmb.co.nz |
Mr Wetzyl (362) | ||
| 401696 | 2005-11-03 19:33:00 | At QMB starting prices for extreme PC packages...(AMD & Intel) Under $3000... qmb.co.nz qmb.co.nz The intel system is a better deal than the AMD system, but both of them are a bit light on the RAM - 512 meg doesn't cut it anymore. Including XP pro in the bundle will have increased the price heaps - You should see if you can get a decent discount if they include XP home instead, or if you already have a copy of 2k/XP, see if they will sell it without an OS. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 401697 | 2005-11-03 19:57:00 | So answer the question then. Which of the two Intel CPUs are best. I go for AMD CPUs in general and therefore won't answer the question. I have built computers with Intel CPUs. I use an AMD CPU. This works for me. Note that the question was comparing two INTEL CPUs and nothing about price was mentioned. I can't actually be bothered getting on to various sites to find out. Rather than complaining about the "AMD Fanboys" why not answer the question? Now now, don't get your knickers in a twist. |
BIFF (1) | ||
| 401698 | 2005-11-03 20:00:00 | ... but both of them are a bit light on the RAM - 512 meg doesn't cut it anymore... True that. 1gig up should be ideal for extreme game systems... But these can be added on the the package and remove xp os from it...if you are a Linux fan... |
Mr Wetzyl (362) | ||
| 401699 | 2005-11-03 20:23:00 | Hi, thanks for the comments. Both are around $2,200. Coming from my present 5 year old PIII 733/512Mb machine I'm sure either will be a great improvement! I could go the Dell/whatever route, but would rather buy locally. Any alternative suggestions for a locally made system around that price? Local? Which part of the country are you in? And why would anyone go Dell? Flashy marketing, **** computers. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 401700 | 2005-11-03 20:28:00 | Forget Dell, and HP (HP are ok, but mainly for business machines) Of the 2 you ask about, forget the Prescott However, although I am an Intel fan ... I would advise you to get an AMD Currently, you will get a better CPU for the money spent (Currently... hurry up Intel and get ya a back into g :p) |
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