New system build

[ElTee]

One more annoying system build question before I'm done...

I'm about to order one of these two systems, but I can't decide which is better.

System 1:
Chassi: Thermaltake Aguila Silver
PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W
Mainboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI
CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
RAM: Corsair TWIN2X 6400PRO DDR2 2048MB CL5
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2
DVD-Writer: NEC DVD±writer AD-5170
DVD-ROM: Sony DVD-ROM
Video Card: Asus GeForce 8800GTS
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2

System 2:
Chassi: Thermaltake Aguila Silver
PSU: Seasonic S12 600W
Mainboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
RAM: Corsair Dominator TWIN2X6400C3DF 2048MB
HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2
DVD-Writer: NEC DVD±writer AD-5170
DVD-ROM: Sony DVD-ROM
Videocard: XFX GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2

No SLI intended at the moment.

 

[benplaut]

tbph, both are probably overkill. What monitor are you using this beast with? if it's a 1600x1200 or below, go for the first---at that res, either card is really overkill, so might as well go for a better processor

 

[DaveSimmons]

System 2. Despite Valve's "hybrid threading" BS cores 3-4 won't help for real-world gaming any time soon, and the GTX is noticeably faster than the GTS in current games.

 

[ElTee]

I have a 20 inch LCD running at 1600x1200

 

[CurseTheSky]

System 2 will perform faster in today's games. Quad Core may make a breakthrough in the next year or so, but right now, it's pointless for gaming.

 

[Duvie]

What will you be doing with the 4 core cpu to need that power....I run more apps then most to use multicores and even my quad opterons showed little gains after 2-3 cores...

 

[Skott]

I'd take that S12 psu over the Hypir-Type. Quadcore is nice if you got the money to blow I suppose. Personally I like the #2 setup better but lose that Dominator RAM. Just get Corsair PC6400C4 or something of that nature.

 

[A5]

System 2 is better unless you really, really need 4 cores.

 

[ElTee]

Originally posted by: Skott
I'd take that S12 psu over the Hypir-Type. Quadcore is nice if you got the money to blow I suppose. Personally I like the #2 setup better but lose that Dominator RAM. Just get Corsair PC6400C4 or something of that nature.

Is the Dominator RAM not good or just not worth the extra cost?

I've more or less decided to go with system 2.

It the RAM from system 1 better? If so I could replace the Dominator RAM and put in an X-Fi Fata1ty instead....

 

[Boyo]

I would go with system 2. You have a better PSU and you include 2x HD's which is always better for a faster system as you can load you OS on one HD and leave the other for media and backups. Do you really need Quad Cores at this point in time?