I'm in the market for a new computer. I have a little knowledge about the important parts to look at when comparing systems (ram, processor speed, and hard drive space). My problem is I don't know how things like the system bus affects the performance, and how different processors (amd, intel, triple core, quad core) compare to each other.
My budget is $400-$600 (of course cheaper is always better, but I don't want to sacrifice quality). I've been trying to find the best deals for that price range and I've come up with a few options.
I'm open to more suggestions, these are just the ones that I've found
Dell
Inspiron - $519
Gateway
Desktop with Intel i3 processor - $559
Asus
Essentio - $509
HP
AMD Athalon II Quad-core - $499
AMD Athalon II Triple Core - $499
AMD Phenom II X4 - $549
These all seem like good options, but I'm not sure how to make my decision. I like having more ram, so the expandability to 16 gb of some of the options above are nice. The asus seems like a nice deal, but it has a low system bus with 800MHz and like I said, I'm not sure how that affects the rest of the computer.
Could anyone help me make my decision? Thanks
My budget is $400-$600 (of course cheaper is always better, but I don't want to sacrifice quality). I've been trying to find the best deals for that price range and I've come up with a few options.
I'm open to more suggestions, these are just the ones that I've found
Dell
Inspiron - $519
Gateway
Desktop with Intel i3 processor - $559
Asus
Essentio - $509
HP
AMD Athalon II Quad-core - $499
AMD Athalon II Triple Core - $499
AMD Phenom II X4 - $549
These all seem like good options, but I'm not sure how to make my decision. I like having more ram, so the expandability to 16 gb of some of the options above are nice. The asus seems like a nice deal, but it has a low system bus with 800MHz and like I said, I'm not sure how that affects the rest of the computer.
Could anyone help me make my decision? Thanks