Can someone please help me decide which of these setups would be better. I personally don't know much when it comes to the cpu and motherboard and ive tried reading up as much as i can on it. What i will be using this computer for is mostly games and 3d modeling, rendering and video editing such as after effects and HD editing.
This is from Cyberpower PC for 635$ plus 2 gigs of ram which i will buy later:
CASE: NZXT Beta Gaming Mid-Tower
Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans
POWER SUPPLY 600 Watts Power Supplies (SLI Ready Power Supply)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache 64-bit
COOLING FAN : INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) EVGA nForce 780i SLI Mainboard FSB1333 DDR2 3 x PCIe x16 SATA RAID w/ USB2.0, IEEE1394, &7.1Audio
MEMORY: 4gb pc6400
500GB hard drive
Compusa for 800$:
CASE Ultra M923 Full Tower ATX Case
FANS the ones that come with the case
POWER SUPPLY Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply
CPU Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz
MOTHERBOARD MSI X58 Platinum SLI Socket LGA1366
MEMORY 6GB Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 Triple Channel Memory
1TB Hitachi HDD
In either case i will be buying an ATI Radeon 4890 graphics card from compusa for $210
I don't know much about overclocking other than it usually improves performance.
Would these computers handle the most recent games decently? How about crysis – max settings?
Also I am somewhat concerned about future proofing – which probably means the setup with the i7 is better.
Would I notice a significant difference in fps and overall performance from my current pc? ( I don’t remember the exact specs):
AMD cpu with 2.8ghz duo– its nothing too good, I bought it at circuit city a couple years ago for 400 after rebate
500watt psu
3gig ram
500g hdd
8800gt
No cooling fans so itd get pretty hot plus the case kinda sucks, its small so everythings cramped- barely got the graphics card in there. And the psu cables are kinda crazy.
However if anyone has a better setup to suggest, my budget is around 1000.(with graphics card)
Thanks alot in advance.
This is from Cyberpower PC for 635$ plus 2 gigs of ram which i will buy later:
CASE: NZXT Beta Gaming Mid-Tower
Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans
POWER SUPPLY 600 Watts Power Supplies (SLI Ready Power Supply)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache 64-bit
COOLING FAN : INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) EVGA nForce 780i SLI Mainboard FSB1333 DDR2 3 x PCIe x16 SATA RAID w/ USB2.0, IEEE1394, &7.1Audio
MEMORY: 4gb pc6400
500GB hard drive
Compusa for 800$:
CASE Ultra M923 Full Tower ATX Case
FANS the ones that come with the case
POWER SUPPLY Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply
CPU Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz
MOTHERBOARD MSI X58 Platinum SLI Socket LGA1366
MEMORY 6GB Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 Triple Channel Memory
1TB Hitachi HDD
In either case i will be buying an ATI Radeon 4890 graphics card from compusa for $210
I don't know much about overclocking other than it usually improves performance.
Would these computers handle the most recent games decently? How about crysis – max settings?
Also I am somewhat concerned about future proofing – which probably means the setup with the i7 is better.
Would I notice a significant difference in fps and overall performance from my current pc? ( I don’t remember the exact specs):
AMD cpu with 2.8ghz duo– its nothing too good, I bought it at circuit city a couple years ago for 400 after rebate
500watt psu
3gig ram
500g hdd
8800gt
No cooling fans so itd get pretty hot plus the case kinda sucks, its small so everythings cramped- barely got the graphics card in there. And the psu cables are kinda crazy.
However if anyone has a better setup to suggest, my budget is around 1000.(with graphics card)
Thanks alot in advance.