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poraminna   02-15-2009 at 03:39:51 AM

Hi

I am buying a new PC and would like it to be good for gaming as well. I am not in vdo editing, only general usage, music and vdo burning, and gaming. I am not really expert about this but have been reseaching information.

Now I have come down to two options between getting a PC built on Core 2 Duo E8500 with ATI HD 4870, 3gb DDR2 and Windows XP professional

or

Core i7 2.66 with ATI HD 4870 Vista Home premium 64 bit - 6gb DDR3


I am confused as to which one would be good. I can see that i7 can be around $200 more in total.


please advise your thought

thank you

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o1die   02-15-2009 at 11:29:10 AM
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Either one will work fine. Don't know who is building your machine, but dell has some pretty inexpensive options. They have a vostro 220 with monitor for as little as $420, or a core i7 build for around $1000. You can change out the power supply and video card yourself, and you may still save some money. The current dell specials are usually listed at fatwallet.com. I bought my compaq dirt cheap and changed out the board, power supply, and cpu and have some good spare parts.

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zipzoomflyhigh   02-15-2009 at 04:35:30 PM
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No comparison. The i7 would blow the E8500 machine out of the water in everything.

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poraminna   02-15-2009 at 06:59:50 PM
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even though E8500 runs on XP??

I am sorry if it's silly question but I am beginner....

I checked on Dell but the cheap i7 set has custom made motherboard that cannot be overclocked and only support single VDO card.

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