Question PC advice.

[collegien]

Ok chaps and chapettes I have posted similar questions in other parts of the forum and changed my ideas a little but i would like your input on these 2 setups. I am still unsure which way to go theres only about £50 between each option. Would you add something or adjust them in any way?

I am a bit of a nooblet when it comes to these things so i am asking all over as i dont want to waste my wifes hard earned money

here :


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550 (4 X 2.83GHz) 1333MHz FSB/12MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (2x2GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5Q DELUXE: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II,2 x VGA, 2 x PCI, 2 PCI-E x1
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition + SP1, CD (£59)
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 INTERNAL PCI CARD (TOTAL: 12 USB 2.0 PORTS!)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
6x BLU-RAY ROM & HD-DVD ROM Drive, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£75)
Graphics Card
2048MB RADEON HD 4870X2 PCI Express
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
Stylish Silver/Black Trident case + 2 front USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
800W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£99)
Processor Cooling
ASUS SILENT KNIGHT II PURE COPPER ULTRA COOLER (£36)



and then theres this one ....

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550 (4 X 2.83GHz) 1333MHz FSB/12MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (2x2GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5N-T DELUXE: DDR2, SATA II, 3 x PCI-e x16, 1 PCI/2 x PCI-E
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition + SP1, CD (£59)
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 INTERNAL PCI CARD (TOTAL: 10 USB 2.0 PORTS!)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd CD/DVD Drive
6x BLU-RAY ROM & HD-DVD ROM Drive, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£75)
Graphics Card
1024MB GEFORCE GTX280 PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
Stylish Silver/Black Trident case + 2 front USB
Power Supply & Case Cooling
700W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£79)
Processor Cooling
ASUS SILENT KNIGHT II PURE COPPER ULTRA COOLER (£36)


There I am off out now i look forward to interesting info when i return

Thanks

 

[pikeh]

Are you going to be doing Video editing or 3D rendering at all? If not, Quad Cores are kinda inferior to Dual cores atm, but futureproofing is always nicey!
Get a Samsung F1 Spinpoint drive instead of that generic one. I guess the gfx card is more personal preference, but I'd say Radeon > all atm.
Do you really need the Blu-ray drive? It's quite expensive, but then again, its cheaper than buying a straight blu-ray player.
If you decided to chuck the blu-ray you could always invest in more Ram which is always nice.

 

[collegien]

thx Pikeh for your comments

Ok i havent quite left yet

The future proofy thing was what i was thinking when looking at quad core and the blu-ray drive is only £75 anyway, so not a huge impact on the overall cost.
And i can get the ram up to 8mb fairly cheaply. Might do it when i order or just wait and add it later.

 

[Huntingtons]

yes i would like to point out that 8 mb of ram is hella cheap.

 

[Laddey]

yes i would like to point out that 8 mb of ram is hella cheap.

lol!

 

[collegien]

LOL i guess i made a iccle tiepoh tbh it might be tuff to get 8mb nowadayz ... might have to settle for more

 

[Lethul]

Why are you asking here? In the middle of emo-knights (tohotori) and super-chavs(you all know who(laddey)) you won't really find the answer. There is a hardware section if you really want an serious answer.

 

[collegien]

Yeah i have asked there and they are pro-ATI just thought i would ask here see if anyones opinion differs.

 

[Helme]

Yeah, because the new nVidia cards are according to every single test underperforming for what they are priced at compared to the ATi cards, so I guess the problem with the hardware section is that they don't really want people to spend money on something that simply put isnt worth it, when there's cheaper alternatives that also performs better, or just as good.

Lets say it like this:

nVidia's top card(GTX280) in SLI, costs almost twice as much as 1x Radeon 4870x2 - and only performs 5FPS better in Crysis. Yeahhh I wonder why people are so pro ATi.

And if I come off as a fanboy btw, let me just say that if you asked for a graphic card before June this year, I would have recommended the 8800GTS 512mb or the 9800GX2.

 

[collegien]

Thanks Helme for your input, its much appreciated. Looks like i will be getting a 4780x2 setup then.

Really wanted to see if anyone considered the nvidia cards a reasonable alternative currently.

Once again thanks all for your comments :worthy:

 

[Lethul]

ATI is the way to go atm. Atleast if you have a limited budget