Bang for the Bucks?

[Tisaab]

Well, I am looking for some advice, I would like to buy a new PC, here is what I have so far. Please comment on what I have listed..

I am able to buy the first setup hilited in BOLD for $390CAD including tax.


CPU AMD2 X2 7750
M/B ASUS M3N78-VM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
OR what about:
GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
RAM A-Data 4GB kit (2x2GB DDR2-800) Lifetime Manufacturer’s Warranty
DVD LG 22x SATA DVDRW
HD Seagate SATA2 500GB w/16MB cache OR Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB
(No Case am planning to use the Cicero 4 yr old case with this power supply: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104901)

OR

ASUS P5KPL-CM m/b
E5200 CPU FSB 800 2M LGA775 Retail
Kingston KVR800D2N5/2G 2GB DDR2 - 800MHz
In-Win- (Z5837T case OR Model number to: C583T)
WD WD2500AAKS 250GB 16MB SATA II
A 250GB drive not like aboe 500GB
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBN DVDRW DVD Writer 22x Sata

The above setup - $422CAD not including (12%) tax

 

[hella-d]

I Like The First One, Im An AMD Man Myself And AMDs Are Fast Enough And With The Money You Saved Going AMD You Can Use The Cash For Other Things, Like (If Your A Gamer) A High End Graphics Card Or Something Of That Nature, If Your Not A Gamer There Are Several Other Usefull Options. Allthough Enstead Of The A-Data Id Go With Geil Modules Because That What I Run And Im Running Them 50MHz Over Spec With No Problems And Complete Stability, Even After A 15 Hour Looping Benchmarking Run. Just Make Sure Your Running A 64-Bit OS If Your Going For 4GB Of RAM

 

[RJR]

Either system will work but you may want to reconsider your PSU choice. Getting a very cheap PSU is like the lottery, you may win or it may blow up and take most of your computer with it.

You can check out some reviews here:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/

Good luck either way.

 

[misry]

If you intend to stick with AM2 shop for a 790 chipset. You'll get a better onboard graphics to tide you over. And do look at a quality PSU.

 

[Helloworld_98]

I disagree with MISRy, it won't make much difference with that cpu.

and that mobo has displayport which most gfx cards or IGPU's don't have.