Opinion Needed

[Chinoman]

My friend and I have been having an arguement about who's computer is better in the price/performance ratio.

Computer #1

CASE: ANTEC Solution Series Mid Tower Case with 300W Power Supply, Model "SLK2600AMB"
CD/DVD: Lite-On Black 52X32X52X16
CPU: (939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
HDD: 80 GB 7200 RPM ATA 100 HARD DRIVE
MOTHERBOARD: (939-pin Socket) DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D
MEMORY: 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY
NETWORK: Dual Gigabit LAN
OS: Windows XP Home
POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY
SOUND: Karajan Audio(Theater like7.1 /8ch supported)
VIDEO: MSI NVIDIA Geforce 6600 GT 128MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD

$800

Computer #2

CASE: X-BLADE Mid-Tower 450W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display + FAN CONTROL
CD: SONY 52X CD-ROM
CDRW: CD-RW 52X32X52
CPU: (939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 6in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE
HDD: 120GB 7200 RPM ATA 100 HARD DRIVE
MODEM: PCI 56K V.92 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE
MOTHERBOARD: (939-pin Socket) ASUS A8V-E Deluxe VIA K8T890 Mainboard w/ LAN, USB2.0, IEEE, & AUDIO
MEMORY: 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6600 GT 128MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD

$920

Computer #1 = Me
Computer #2 = Friend

 

[MustISO]

Run some benchmarks, that'll settle the performance issue.

 

[Edaindil]

I would say computer one if you are using your computer for gaming, there's a lot of stuff that computer 2 has that is not needed to for gaming use. Also, computer 2 does not have a DVD ROM, which is a big disadvantage since more dvd games are coming out.

 

[Chinoman]

Bump

 

[Childs]

#1 seems more useful. You are not paying for things that you probably wont use.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: Chinoman
Bump

For...?

In terms of performance, the two systems should be nearly identical:

System 1:
S939 3000+
2x512MB DDR400
DFI NF4-based MB
6600GT PCIe

System 2:
S939 3000+
2x512MB DDR400
ASUS K8T890-based MB
6600GT PCIe

The only difference is the motherboard. And I haven't seen anything saying K8T890 is dramatically slower than any of the other A64 chipsets. #1 may overclock better, I guess...

 

[imverygifted]

i'd have to say computer number 1 cuz id prefer the antec 300 watt to the generic 450 watt

 

[Chinoman]

What're the advantages between a Antec 300w and a Generic 450w?

 

[Chinoman]

Me and my friend agreed too try our lucks on 3DMarks. Thanks for the help, guys.

 

[jkj]

Originally posted by: Chinoman
What're the advantages between a Antec 300w and a Generic 450w?

Randomly about a year or two from now the generic will quit working and the antec will hold strong. Just not worth the headache of replacing later. Also the antec would probably be better for ocing if you decide too.