Need help deciding between a Tower and a SFF....

[EQTitan]

Desktop:
Case/500w PS thermaltake
ECS RX480-A
AMD 3500+
6800GS 256mb pcie
1gb Consair 2-2-5-2
100gb SATA HDD
NEC 3550A
Floppy
LAN: Onboard
Sound: Onboard 5.1

SFF:
Ashpire Q-Pack/350w Antec true blue
Intel d865pcd
P4 2.8E (Prescott) w/ Thermaltake CL-P0006
X800XL 256mb AGP
Audigy Gamer 5.1
2x512 PC2700 Kingston Hyper-X
120gb HDD PATA
Floppy
CD/DVD
ATi remote....

Let me get your opinions.....

 

[DaveSimmons]

I'd buy an Ultra Microfly instead of X-QPack, and would pick an A64 over a Presshot.

For the SFF, a Biostar TForce 6100-939 socket 939, Zalman 7000 HSF, Seasonic S12 PSU, 1-2 GB of Crucial DDR, and a 7600GT.

But you don't tell us what you're going to do with the system so it's hard to fine-tune recommendations.

 

[EQTitan]

These are two systems that people on both AT and are selling and I'm interested in with my budget of $400 for a gaming PC

 

[DaveSimmons]

The AMD is more future-proof since it has PCI-E and the 3500+ is fast enough to drive a 7900GT.

The P4 will keep you warm in the winter and has a better motherboard.

 

[EQTitan]

So, if this were your $400 which would you buy?

 

[savvy]

AMD.

 

[Baked]

The one w/ the PCI-E video card. AGP video card, are you serious? But then again, you're screwed either way. S939 or AGP has no future. At least w/ the PCI-E you can maybe upgrade to a better video card in the future.

 

[DaveSimmons]

the desktop for gaming, if not gaming then maybe the SFF since it takes less space.

 

[SparkyJJO]

the desktop
1) PCIe vs AGP - you can still get really fast CPUs for s939 but AGP is long dead so there won't be any upgrading there. There is still some upgrade room left with s939.
2) Unless you need your comp to be the only heat source Presshot isn't the best CPU.
3) desktop case allows more room to grow

only reason why I'd get the SFF is because of the mobo - I do not like ECS mobos but if my choice was between those two I'd live with it.

 

[EQTitan]

thanks all, glad to hear from and honest ear.......(old quote from my grandfather)