Help me decide which system to go with!

[anomaly]

P4 2.6C 800mhz fsb $260
1 x 512mb Kingston Hyper-X PC3500 C2 $120
Asus P4C800 Deluxe $190 OR Abit IC7 $140
Geforce 4 ti 4200 64mb - already have
550watt Antec psu - already have
case - already have
black cdrw & dvd - already have
$572 total

OR

P4 2.4B 533mhz FSB $160
2x 512mb Kingston Hyper-X PC3500 cas 2 $ 240
Asus P4G8X - $160
same other items as above.
$554 total

What im going to do:
Mainly gaming and web surfing. I will be overclocking this system. If I were to get the 1st setup, id get a 2nd stick of 512 ram at a later date, probibly a month or so from now.

 

[snidy1]

I would go with the 875P chipset and the Abit board. You'll be glad you did.

 

[foofoo]

hi,
i would say that the video card is the limiting factor in either system for gaming. so if it's mostly gaming and surfing, i'd get the cheaper one and save for a better video card. if you are looking for upgradability, on the other hand, i'd go for top system with either 800mhz fsb mb.
good luck

 

[anomaly]

Im not going to upgrade the video card until the next generation come out in ~ a year. I figure the card will get me through until then running atleast 800x600, if not higher. True Doom 3 and whatnot are coming out, but I really don't have $400 to spend on a 3d card no matter how good it is.

 

[techfuzz]

P4 2.6C 800mhz fsb $260

As another option, you could get a 2.4C for about $40 less and more than likely still get 3GHz or better.

techfuzz