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Which system would YOU buy?

HookeyStreet

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Which one out of these 2 systems (both retailing at £1000) would you go for? You cant change ANY of the specs btw -

System 1 -

Case: Antec 900 + 200mm fan
PSU: OCZ 1010W Quad SLI certified
Motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz
RAM: 2x1GB OCZ PC2-6400 CL 4-4-4-15
GPU: Point Of View 8800GTX
HDD: Seagate 750GB
Sound: 7.1 Onboard

System 2 -

Case: Aplus Twin Engine Case - Front 250mm Blue LED Fan, Side 250mm Fan
MoBo: Asus COMMANDO P965
HDD: Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache
ROM: NEC Optiarc AD-7170S-0B 18x DVD±RW/DL/RAM Serial ATA Black
RAM: 2x 1GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz NVIDIA SLI™ Ready Edition Dual Channel
PSU: Seasonic M12 700W Modular
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache
Sound: Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
GFX: Nvidia 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 Dual DVI PCI-E

Please answer with just, system 1 or system 2. Thanx :D
 
system 2 ...Only because of the 1010watt OCZ PSU in system 1 is total garbage....OCZ does not make a decent PSU any more...THEY NOW MAKE GARBAGE WITH A HUGE AZZ RIPPLE THAT WILL DROWN(drown=kill) YOU AND YOUR RIG AND YOUR HARDWARE AND YOUR NEIGHBORS!!!
 
system 2, though the case would make me ill
 
System 2. The motherboard is better- the most important part of a computer.
 
oh oh #2 for sho.. 500gigs will do you well than if you need more later you could get another.. thier always on sale, in Canada atleast. I just ordered one for $99
 
nuber 2 for me too, 'cause of case, mobo and psu mostly
 
System 2, better PSU and mobo for sure.
 
#2 OCZ=crap PSU
 
2
Just dont get 1 500GB HDD, get 2 HDDs. 1 with 120GB space for Windows and downloads and 1 with 320GB+ space for backup and games. That way if you wanna format or even if one goes down the other will still be ok :)
 
actully guys Im not buying a new system (Ive only just put this one together lol)

Ben Clarke (another TPU member) and I had a little challenge going on, basically, build a good gaming sytem for a grand. System 1 was his build, system 2 was mine, and has I thought, mine would be the better of the 2 ;)
 
i was about to bet, it was a challenge between you and benclarke :p
 
#2, it's got a x-fi sound card.
 
number 2 bro... the psu in #1 is silly
 
actully guys Im not buying a new system (Ive only just put this one together lol)

Ben Clarke (another TPU member) and I had a little challenge going on, basically, build a good gaming sytem for a grand. System 1 was his build, system 2 was mine, and has I thought, mine would be the better of the 2 ;)

I sure hope you are sharing the winnings with everyone that voted for #2 :toast::rockout:
 
system 2 rulz
 
actully guys Im not buying a new system (Ive only just put this one together lol)

Ben Clarke (another TPU member) and I had a little challenge going on, basically, build a good gaming sytem for a grand. System 1 was his build, system 2 was mine, and has I thought, mine would be the better of the 2 ;)

A grand in POUNDS, right? Because in dollars, that system right there would easily be 1700-2000.

Either that or you're getting everything off Ebay and pirating Windows :laugh:.

And I'd take system 2.
 
system 2 for sure. jump on that bandwagon.
 
stop dissing OCZ PSU's :( this whole ripple crap doesnt affect most of their PSU's, or i wouldnt be getitng high OC's off their weaker product lines (i havent used the 1KW PSU, but the gameXstreams are just fine)

I'd have chosen #1 if it had a weaker PSU and the X-fi, it'd almost be my system then, and i know its fast and OC's well whilst being stable.

SInce i cant choose, #2 is it.
 
2. x-fi beats the crap out of onboard
 
A grand in POUNDS, right? Because in dollars, that system right there would easily be 1700-2000.

2168.38 at the current rate.

Either that or you're getting everything off Ebay and pirating Windows :laugh:.

ebuyer.co.uk, and Windows would be OEM.

And I'd take system 2.

Bah.


But I'll keep in mind what's posted here.... less powerful PSU's, and better mobo's. I completly forgot the Commando was out...
 
System Two. :p But BOTH of yous could do with a so called "PSU Downgrade". Swap it for a Corsair 620. Hmm... ill compete :P

Processor: Core 2 Duo Q6600
Memory: 2x1GB G.SKILL PC6400 4-4-4-12
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-NF6-DS4
GPU: EVGA 8800GTX 786MB
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB SATAII
Case: Performance one ANTEC 900
PSU: Corsair 620W
Optical Drives: 2xSATAII LG DVD+RW+DL+RAM

Audio is onboard due to the issues surrounding non intergrated solutions.
 
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