Need help choosing one of these used pcs..

[Roger89]

This may not sound very exciting buying a used pc, but I am planning to get one soon and need your help in advising me which one to go with. Ofcourse there's no right or wrong in this, but your expertise is much sought after..

Just a quick question actually. Which system would you rather choose for overclocking capabilities? They are both offered at the same price.

System 1:
1.dual core e5500 2.8ghz
2.ecs g41t-m7
3.2gb corsair ddr3 ram
4.sapphire hd5670 1gb
5.wd 500gb
6.normal chasing n psu
7.acer 18.5' led monitor
8. mouse + keyboard
9. 450w p.logic psu

Age of item:4months; graphic card n monitor 2week+

System 2:
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33Ghz
Winfast Nvidia Geforce GTS 450 1GB
Sonic Gear Ego 3nity
Samsung 2232BW 22" LCD Monitor
Coolermaster Elite 360 Casing
Gigabyte P35-DS3L Motherboard
2x2GB DDR2 Kingston Ram
2 HDD with a total of 120GB + 160GB
Coolermaster True Power 450W
Logitech Wireless Keyboard & Mouse combo

Age of items: 6 months to around 3 years.


Second question, based on the specs and components, which would you choose? I'm gonna use it for gaming. Mainly fps

Thx for to any/all feedback.

 

[mnewsham]

I would get the second one just because of the bigger monitor but TBH they arent gaming computers.

 

[DominionSeraph]

The second one.

Better processor, better video card, bigger monitor.

But what's the price on these?

 

[betasub]

Although the first system has a CPU that is easier to overclock (because of a stock "higher multiplier/lower FSB" combo) than the second, the second is a better balanced system for gaming (graphics card+monitor).

 

[mfenn]

The second one.

Better processor, better video card, bigger monitor.

But what's the price on these?

:thumbsup:

 

[Roger89]

It's going to be bought at USD 350 🙂

I think a single upgrade on the cpu for system 2 would be the best thing to do on the current system set up?

should I be concerned that the mobo supports only up to ddr2 and not ddr3 and beyond?

 

[mnewsham]

It's going to be bought at USD 350 🙂

I think a single upgrade on the cpu for system 2 would be the best thing to do on the current system set up?

should I be concerned that the mobo supports only up to ddr2 and not ddr3 and beyond?

The best thing to do is to buy a HSF and see if you can OC the CPU. THEN buy a better GPU. DDR2 and DDR3 RAM is about the same performance for the average user.

 

[mfenn]

I think a single upgrade on the cpu for system 2 would be the best thing to do on the current system set up?

No, do not go out an buy another Core 2 CPU, it would not be cost effective. The difference between an E5500 and an E6550 is simply not that great. The E5500 may be clocked higher, but it has half the L2 cache and about half the FSB clock rate.

should I be concerned that the mobo supports only up to ddr2 and not ddr3 and beyond?

It's very rare for a Core 2 system to use DDR3, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. As mnewsham said, the performance difference is not that large.