A good PC?

[Spjerre]

My friend tells me I can get a great PC for 1 871,36 dollars.

 

PC Stats:

2.66 GHz Intel Core i7-920 Quad Core

12 GB DDR3 RAM

1 TB SATA harddisk

1024/2431 MB GeForce GTX 285 graphics card

 

And an other one:

2.66 GHz Intel Core i7-920

6 GB DDR3 RAM

1.28 TB SATA 3G harddisk (2 * 640 MB)

1536/3582 MB GeForce GT 230.

 

He also says that both will last for 3-4 years.

 

They both cost 1 871,36 U.S dollars.

 

Which is best and why is it better then the other one?

[Daze]

The top one is better.

 

Although you can probably get it cheaper than that.

[Paul]

12GB of ram, i lol'd

 

I have a gtx285 and its pretty epic.

[McBride]

just to help you out maybe you should custom build your computer instead of spending all that money it might help you out

[Jager]

as to why its better, the video card in the first one is better the 285 wipes the floor with the 230 hands down.

 

as for the cost, depending on where you are shopping you should certainly be able to get it cheaper.

[Shadowex3]

Shadowex3 tells me I can get a great PC for ~$1,300.

 

PC Stats:

2.66 GHz Intel Core i7-920 Quad Core

6 GB DDR3 RAM

750 GB SATA harddisk

1024/2431 MB GeForce GTX 275 graphics card

X-fi Titanium

 

Fixed that for you.

 

Unless you're doing workstation type tasks like arranging music (overclocked remix style), modelling, rendering, or doing some SERIOUS multi-gigabyte photoshopping you will not have a use for more than the sweetspot of 6gb of ram until well beyond the useful life of this computer. I've posted a bucket of core i7 newegg builds in this forum, pick one you like from my post history and swap out the graphics card to one of your liking.

[Spjerre]

I can get friends to build it with me but today I also came buy this one:

 

AMD Phenom X4 9650 quad-core

ATI Radeon HD 4550 512 MB DDR3

650 GB hdd

4GB DDR2 SDRAM, duel channel memory

 

For the price of 756.634 USD. Is it total crap?

[PotshotPolka]

I can get friends to build it with me but today I also came buy this one:

 

AMD Phenom X4 9650 quad-core

ATI Radeon HD 4550 512 MB DDR3

650 GB hdd

4GB DDR2 SDRAM, duel channel memory

 

For the price of 756.634 USD. Is it total crap?

 

Swap out the Radeon 4550 for a 4870 or a gtx 260 and add $100, and it'll run a lot better.

[tinkerbell]

12GB of ram, i lol'd

 

I have a gtx275 and its pretty epic.

 

fixed

[Shadowex3]

I can get friends to build it with me but today I also came buy this one:

 

AMD Phenom X4 9650 quad-core

ATI Radeon HD 4550 512 MB DDR3

650 GB hdd

4GB DDR2 SDRAM, duel channel memory

 

For the price of 756.634 USD. Is it total crap?

 

Phenoms, even the Phenom II's, are phenomenally underpowered processors. An overclocked Phenom in a game of Supreme Commander is so slow the game needs to run slower just so the processor can keep up while a stock settings Q6600 (intels original now discontinued quadcore) could do just fine with almost 4000 units going.

 

For ~$800 you should be getting a Q9550 and Gtx 260.

 

p.s. Dual. DUAL. You're not using those ram sticks for 20 paces at dawn.