[NEW] Desktop Sys. - ABS pc - Need Feedback

Hey all

I have decided to switch from cyberpower (www.cyberpowerinc.com) to ABS (www.abspc.com) ABS has much better reivews on www.resellerratings.com and it seems to be a better company overall.

I have configured two systems, again an AMD or Intel:


AMD

Ultimate M1 Base/Sale Price: $2499


Item Description Quantity Price

Kingwin All Aluminum 13-Bay Mid-Tower Case-Blue with 3 Windows (Requires Power Supply) (Item#ABS11170008) 1 Standard
Allied 400W Power Supply ATX400P4 w/ Two Fans ***AMD APPROVED good to 2100+ *** UL, CSA, FCC Approve (Item#ABS17154013) 1 Standard
Asus A7N8X Deluxe nForce2 Performance Motherboard for AMD Athlon XP Processors (Item#ABS13131436) 1 Standard
AMD Athlon XP 2600+/333 FSB 256K Processor (Item#ABS19103349) 1 $-120
Dynatron DC1206BM-L/610-P-Cu HeatSink and Fan (Support Up to 2800+) (Item#ABS35114009) 1 Standard
DDRAM 512MB 32MX8 PC-3200C2 COR% (Item#ABS20145416) 2 pieces $150
Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM Hard Drive - 8MB Cache Special Edition (Item#ABS22144122) 1 Standard
Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM Hard Drive - 8MB Cache Special Edition (Item#ABS22144122) 1 Standard
Sapphire ATI RADEON 9700 PRO 128M 8X (Item#ABS14102254) 1 Standard
Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM (48X CD-ROM Speed) Drive - WHITE (Item#ABS27131110) 1 $-7.01
Lite On 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive (WHITE) (Item#ABS27106184) 1 Standard
SONY CPD-E440 19" CRT Monitor (Item#ABS24006018) 1 $-209
<font color=blue>NVIDIA SoundStorm Audio Processor Unit Dolby Digital</font color=blue> <font color=red>- I am looking for reviews on this nVidia on board sound compared to SB Audigy options (X-Gamer, Audigy-2, etc.)</font color=red>
<font color=blue>Creative Inspire Dolby 5.1 5200 5 Speakers w/Subwoofer (Item#ABS36116116) 1 $-248</font color=blue> <font color=red>- I am looking for reviews on this speaker set, if you can point me somehwere.</font color=red>
BLITZZ TelePipe V.92 PCI Modem (Item#ABS25185001) 1 $11
Mitsumi 1.44MB Floppy Drive - WHITE (Item#ABS21103104) 1 Standard
Viewsonic Viewmate KP-202 Office Keyboard & Built in Mouse - BLACK (Item#ABS23150004) 1 $7
Microsoft Intelli Optical Mouse (Item#ABS26105122) 1 Standard
HighPoint RAID Controller Card Rocket133 (Item#ABS16115003) 1 $0
Thermaltake Cold Cathode Fluorescence Lamp (CCFL) Excellent and super bright cold cathode fluoresc (Item#ABS00883001) 1 $0
Multimedia Microphone with Base (Item#ABS36111104) 1 $0
ABS Mouse Pad 8" X 9" (Item#ABS17114103) 1 $0
MS Windows XP Home with Service Pack 1 OEM (Item#ABS37110010) 1 Standard
Corel Office WP 2002 (Item#ABS32106119) 1 $0
Halflife Platinum Ed. (Item#ABS32128103) 1 $0
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 (For Bundle with System Use ONLY!) (Item#ABS37110007) 1 $0

Price with Option(s): $1978.99



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Intel

Ultimate X5 Base/Sale Price: $2559


Item Description Quantity Price

Kingwin All Aluminum 13-Bay Mid-Tower Case-Blue with 3 Windows (Requires Power Supply) (Item#ABS11170008) 1 $0
Allied 400W Power Supply ATX400P4 w/ Two Fans ***AMD APPROVED good to 2100+ *** UL, CSA, FCC Approve (Item#ABS17154013) 1 Standard
Asus P4T533-C 850E 533MHz FSB Socket 478 ATA100 AC97 Sound LAN Motherboard (Item#ABS13131310) 1 Standard
Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz 512K Socket 478 533MHz Processor (Item#ABS19116144) 1 $-154
Thermaltake P4 Spark 5 for Intel P4 478 FMB2, 3 GHz and higher. (Item#ABS35106024) 1 $0
<font color=blue>RAMBUS RIMM 256M|1066MHZ -KINGSTON% (Item#ABS20152101) 2 pieces Standard</font color=blue> <font color=red>- How will 512 Rambus compare to DDRAM 1024MB 32MX8 PC-3200C2 2 stick?</font color=red>
<font color=blue>Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM Hard Drive (Item#ABS22144132) 1 Standard
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM Hard Drive (Item#ABS22144132) 1 Standard </font color=blue> <font color=red> - Note bottom</font color=red>
Sapphire ATI RADEON 9700 PRO 128M 8X (Item#ABS14102254) 1 $99
PIONEER INTERNAL ATAPI 16X DVD-ROM MODEL DVD-120 - OEM, DRIVE ONLY (Item#ABS27129125) 1 $2.01
Lite On 52x24x52 CDRW Model LTR-52246 OEM (Item#ABS27106185) 1 $-44.01
SONY CPD-E440 19" CRT Monitor (Item#ABS24006018) 1 $48
Sound Blaster Audigy Xgamer Sound Card w/1394 Firewire Port (Item#ABS29102150) 1 Standard
Creative Inspire Dolby 5.1 5200 5 Speakers w/Subwoofer (Item#ABS36116116) 1 $-285
BLITZZ TelePipe V.92 PCI Modem (Item#ABS25185001) 1 $11
Mitsumi 1.44 MB Floppy Drive - BLACK (Item#ABS21104101) 1 Standard
Viewsonic Viewmate KP-202 Office Keyboard & Built in Mouse - BLACK (Item#ABS23150004) 1 $14
Microsoft Intelli Optical Mouse (Item#ABS26105122) 1 $2
Multimedia Microphone with Base (Item#ABS36111104) 1 $0
ABS Mouse Pad 8" X 9" (Item#ABS17114103) 1 $0
Thermaltake Cold Cathode Fluorescence Lamp (CCFL) Excellent and super bright cold cathode fluoresc (Item#ABS00883001) 1 $0
HighPoint RAID Controller Card Rocket133 (Item#ABS16115003) 1 $0
Cable ROUND, 18-Inch, ( BLACK ) Internal IDC 34 Floppy, Booted, 2-Connector (Item#ABS12103506) 1 $0
Cable ROUND, 18-Inch, True ATA133/100/66/33, ( BLACK ) IDE Cable. 3-Head. 18-Inch (Item#ABS12104502) 3 pieces $0
MS Windows XP Home with Service Pack 1 OEM (Item#ABS37110010) 1 $-60
McAfee Virus Scan 7.0 with One Year of Updates - OEM (For Bundle with System Use Only!) (Item#ABS32108502) 1 $0
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 (For Bundle with System Use ONLY!) (Item#ABS37110007) 1 $0
Halflife Platinum Ed. (Item#ABS32128103) 1 $0

Price with Option(s): $2082


How will the AMD fair compared to the INTEL system, does one hold an advantage in this case? What about speed, performance, and stability? I will be using it for downloading and uploading on the net as well as games and graphics programs. I dont not know that much about computer hardware so any information concerning the setup would be great. Your opinions on the mobo would be appreciated as well. Please check out the site itself to see what options they allow in the system. Again any knowledge about the above components or any usefull info would be greatly appreciated. I have spent sime time looking all this up, but the knwoldge you guys have is limitless. thx.

Also, how upgradable will they be? Mobo? What will be options for upgrading to later? What do I need to be carefull about as far as putting myself into a system that won't upgrade well/what sould I watch out for? Why?

How will the Western Digital drives in the AMD compare to the Maxtor drives in the Intel?

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