One last time before I buy just to make sure!

[micahjamesmesser]

Ok as some of you know I have been creating builds and posting them asking if there good. well I am about to buy but before I do I want to make sure its good. Here are two builds please let me know which one is better. I will be using it for mainly games and browsing the internet. and some programming. I want to be able to play COD 4 on good settings and FSX with good settings.


Build 1:

Case:

Rosewill R5601-BK 0.8mm Japanese Cold Rolled Steel Screw-less Dual 120mm Fans ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147038
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Motherboard:

ASRock A780GXE/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157139
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Power supply:

Antec earthwatts EA380 380W ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005
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Memory:

WINTEC AMPX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AXT8500C5-4096K - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161277
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Video Card:

HIS Hightech H467QT512P Radeon HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252
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CPU:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773
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Hard Drive:

Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136010
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Optical Drive:

I have an older DVD drive I will use that is IDE.

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Operating System:

Windows Vista 64 Home Premium for system builders

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Build 2:


Case:

Rosewill Wind Ryder RZLS142A-P BK Dual 120mm Cooling Fans and Mesh Design Front Panel Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147113
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Motherboard:

ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131324
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Power Supply:

PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703015
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Memory:

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL6D-4GBNQ - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231226
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Video Card:

SAPPHIRE 100265L Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102803&Tpk=sapphire%20100265L
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CPU:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103228&Tpk=AMD%20ATHLON%2064%20X2%206400
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Hard Drive:

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136113&Tpk=Western%20Digital%20Caviar%20wd2500aajs
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Optical Drive

I will be using a older DVD drive out of my Dell Dimension 2400

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Operating System:

Windows Vista 64 Home Premium for system builders
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any comments are helpful.

 

[micahjamesmesser]

Budget is around $500 and I have monitor and mouse/keyboard. I also have speakers.

 

[micahjamesmesser]

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[core i7 ownage]

OEM? i rather to choose retail than oem.

 

[micahjamesmesser]

from what I can tell there is no real difference accept one is in a box. I don't see the advantage.

 

[micahjamesmesser]

Which one should I choose?!? please help!

 

[ozarkamax]

well theres several questions that arise. you have quite a mishmash of parts between the 2 builds.

i would suggest putting together a system comprised of parts from the 2 builds you listed. for example... why in one build do you have an 8 mb cache hard drive, but the other you have a 16 mb cache harddrive.

why not use the pc power and cooling 500 w with your 16 mb cache hard drive and so on and so forth.

edit: it looks like you need to further research your builds. it kinda looks like you just threw some parts together and expect somebody else to do the work for you. no offense intended.

 

[Outlander_04]

build 2 is superior in almost every way except the hard drive .

OEM is fine . Its the exact same part without a box , a manual and with a reduced warranty .

 

[darkside_gamer7]

Agree w/ outlander

+1

 

[micahjamesmesser]

Ok thanks everyone! I decided to swap the HDD from build 1 to build 2 and I am going with build 2. oh and I also put the build 1 case with the build 2 instead. around the same price but the build 1 case is more durable. anyway thanks you so much!! I can't wait to buy it!

 

[darkside_gamer7]

Just a note Yoda. Change ur profile quote there. You have "ot" instead of "or". Just a note.

 

[micahjamesmesser]

oh ok thanks lol

 

[micahjamesmesser]

one more question. Should I get a different fan and heatsink? The reviews say it runs hot. If so would this one work:

ASUS Triton70 92mm Vapo Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835101014

 

[darkside_gamer7]

Never had one but it doesn't look good. Just judging by looks though. Don't mind me.