Which setup should I get?

[ShankerXV]

I plan to get a new PC soon and did some research. Out of all the setups I looked at, I found these 2.

Setup 1

Amd FX-60
2GB DDR400 Ram
160GB 10k RPM HD
x1900 xtx

Setup 2

Intel 955 EE
2GB DDR2 667MHZ ram
160GB 10k RPM HD
dual 7900 GTX
Aegis Physics Processor Unit

Which one would you go with for gaming?

 

[jumpmaster]

Why not pair the FX-60 with the dual 7900Gtx and the Aegis Physics Processor Unit when it comes out

 

[a1ien]

Do you mean a 150GB Raptor?

 

[shadowduck]

I plan to get a new PC soon and did some research. Out of all the setups I looked at, I found these 2.

Setup 1

Amd FX-60
2GB DDR400 Ram
160GB 10k RPM HD
x1900 xtx

Setup 2

Intel 955 EE
2GB DDR2 667MHZ ram
160GB 10k RPM HD
dual 7900 GTX
Aegis Physics Processor Unit

Which one would you go with for gaming?

Setup you should get:
Opteron 180 (FX-60 is a waste of $300) and overclock it to FX-60 levels and beyond.
2GB of RAM (Corsair or OCX)
dual 7900 GTX
Physics Unit when it comes out

 

[ShankerXV]

Setup 1 is from Alienware, setup 2 is from Dell.

 

[shadowduck]

Setup 1 is from Alienware, setup 2 is from Dell.

This is the homebuilt aka build it yourself forum, so it would be assumed you are building it yourself not overpaying for flagship retail machines.

 

[angry_ducky]

Setup 1 is from Alienware, setup 2 is from Dell.

How about don't waste your money buying subpar, expensive, non-overclockable computers from Dell or Alienware, and saving yourself some $$$ by building one.

 

[shadowduck]

Setup 1 is from Alienware, setup 2 is from Dell.

Lets compare here:

Setup 1 Alienware: (Aurora 7500)
Amd FX-60
2GB DDR400 Ram
160GB 10k RPM HD
x1900 xtx
about $3618.00

Setup 2 Dell: (XPS 600)
Intel 955 EE
2GB DDR2 667MHZ ram
160GB 10k RPM HD
dual 7800 GTX
Aegis Physics Processor Unit
20" LCD
about $3188.00

Setup 3: Custom Built System

Opteron 180 (2.4GHz, 2MB cache) o/ced to FX-60 levels
DFI Lanparty Ultra nForce SLI motherboard
2GB DDR-400 OCZ Gold RAM
150GB WD 10,000RPM hard drive
DVD-burner/DVD ROM
2x Geforce 7900GT (256MB) video cards
Antec P180 case
Antec Truepower II 550W PSU
20.1" Samsung Digital LCD
Windows XP Pro SP2
about 2974.85

There.

 

[ShankerXV]

The alienware system actually costs about 5000 dollars and the Dell is atleast 6000..

 

[shadowduck]

The alienware system actually costs about 5000 dollars and the Dell is atleast 6000..

Well, even better evidence that you should build your own!