Is this a Good System?

[FoLeafClova]

Which Should I Choose?

i customized these off of ibuypower.com and was wondering which one i should go with. COMPUTER NUMBER 1: TOTAL: $1,143



Case
• Raidmax Scorpio-868 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black
Power Supply
• Standard Case Power Supply
Processor
• AMD® Athlon XP 2500+ QuantiSpeed CPU [512K L2 Cache]
Processor Cooling
• Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra 3-Color LED Light Case Fans
Motherboard
• Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe w/LAN, 5.1 Sound, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard
Memory
• 1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-333 PC2700 Memory Module
Video Card
• ATI Radeon 9600-XT 128MB w/DVI + TV Out 8x AGP Video
Hard Drive
• 120 GB HARD DRIVES Western Digital 120 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 8MB Cache Hard Drive
2nd Hard Drive
• 80 GB HARD DRIVE Western Digital 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 8MB Cache Hard Drive


OR should i choose

COMPUTER NUMBER 2:

TOTAL: $1,450



Case
• Raidmax Scorpio-868 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black
Power Supply
• Standard Case Power Supply
Processor
• AMD® Athlon-64 3200+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology
Processor Cooling
• Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra 3-Color LED Light Case Fans
Motherboard
• Asus K8V Deluxe Via-K8T800 Chipset w/5.1 Sound, LAN, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard
Memory
• 1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair XMS PRO w/ LED Lights
Video Card
• Nvidia Geforce-FX 5900-SE 128MB w/DVI + TV Out 8x AGP Video
Hard Drive
• 120 GB HARD DRIVES Western Digital 120 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 8MB Cache Hard Drive
2nd Hard Drive
• 80 GB HARD DRIVE Western Digital 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 8MB Cache Hard Drive

 

[Monster00]

my opinion is go with the 2nd one.. But i mean i also think you should build it since its a great way to know about computers... But i mean do what u want. The 2nd one is a better deal i think. I think it will also be cheaper too if u build it yourself.

 

[Demalii]

Personally I'd go with option 1, except if you're willing to spend an extra 300 dollars as shown on option 2, then upgrade the 2500+ to the 3200+ if you're not into overclocking. Also make the ram a name brand like corsair, ocz, mushkin... kingston isn't all that bad either. Then upgrade the 9600XT card to the 9800Pro, and that would suit ya perfectly!

 

[Rey_Nemaattori]

I'd go for PC #2. But that's only cuz it;s faster & more powerful.

I wonder, most K8 board have onboard RAID, why the hell do they supply 2 different drives? I'd be happier with 2 80gig drives in RAID-0 then a 120gb with 8mb cache.(I have 120Gb with 8mb cache in RAID-0 )

Corsiar seems to be a very good OC mem, so you got some guarantees it will go a few mhz faster then specified

 

[FoLeafClova]

i guess ill go with this....

TOTAL: $1,488


Case
• Raidmax Scorpio-868 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black
Power Supply
• Standard Case Power Supply
Processor
• AMD® Athlon-64 3200+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology
Processor Cooling
• Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra 3-Color LED Light Case Fans
Motherboard
• Asus K8V Deluxe Via-K8T800 Chipset w/5.1 Sound, LAN, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard
Memory
• 1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair XMS PRO w/ LED Lights
Video Card
• ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB W/DVI + TV OUT 8x AGP Video
Hard Drive
• 120 GB HARD DRIVES 120 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive
2nd Hard Drive
• 80 GB HARD DRIVE Western Digital 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 8MB Cache Hard Drive

 

[FoLeafClova]

lemme know if this is a good decision.

 

[Monster00]

yea thats a good deal. Cosiar is a good memory brand and i think its a better deal as the 1st one.

 

[FoLeafClova]

alright...thanks for the help.

 

[domwells]

looks like a nice comp your building there, I agree with monster the 3rd one is best

 

[Chubz]

Ya, definetely hit the second one dude.

Although I am an ATI fanboy (Yes, i admit it!!!), the second one has a GeforceFX 5900, which is a GREAT video card, albeit the terrible reviews it has received.

The ATI radeon 9600-XT (the one i have) is a great card also, but the FX 5900 is simply more powerful, and that is why it is more expensive.

Anyways, good luck with your system. Either way it is gonna be a monster.