What is the best? or the contrasts?

jscoyne2

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NZXT Tempest 210 CA-TP210-01 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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SAPPHIRE 100352-2L Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
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SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
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Thrallsman

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The first one is a way better computer in my opinion. Firstly, you get an OS, which is always good (-$100) and then you get a Video Card, which is the major flaw of the second option.

The second option has an SSD, but no HDD. This isn't good if you want to store a lot of movies/music/games. Additionally, this has integrated graphics which are terrible and absolutely redundant when compared to the AMD 7950 in the first build (amazing card!).

If it were me, I would definitely go with the first build - that video is necessary if you want to do any gaming, the second with integrated just won't cut it. And for around the same price, it's just so much better!