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Old 07-26-2006, 07:39 AM   #1
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Hey Everyone,

Ok I have about $2000AUD to spend on a PC. Both of these systems are the same price. Which would you go for and why?

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AMD Box
1 x Gainward 7900GT 256mb DDR3 PCI-E x16 video card, 2x DVI, TV out
1 x PC-3200 2048MB Corsair TwinX Pro 184-pin DDR SDRAM CAS 2 (2x 1024MB sticks) 400mhz w/LEDs and heatspreader
1 x Thermaltake Soprano Black Steel case w/side window, 2x 12cm fans, 430w PSU
1 x AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ 64-Bit CPU, Dual-Core 2x 512K Socket939 w/AMD fan-heatsink
1 x Black 3.5inch 1.44mb Floppy drive, Panasonic
1 x 74Gb Western Digital Raptor 10,000 RPM SerialATA Hard Drive, 16mb cache
1 x 200Gb Western Digital Caviar SATA-II drive, 8mb cache, 7200RPM
1 x Asus A8N-SLI-Deluxe Skt939 AMD64 board, 2x PCI-x16, DDR, 3x PCI, Multi-SATA RAID, IEEE1394, 2x GigaLAN, Audio
1 x Asus DRW-1608P3 Black 16x DVD+/-R, 8x Dual Layer+R IDE Drive, retail pack w/Nero and AsusDVD software
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Intel Box
1 x DFI Infinity 975X/G LGA775 i975x P4/C2D ATX board, DDR2, 2x PCI-x16, 2x PCI, 4x SATA-II, GigaLAN, Firewire, Audio
1 x Gainward 7900GT 256mb DDR3 PCI-E x16 video card, 2x DVI, TV out
1 x 250Gb Samsung 7200rpm SATA300 hard disk, 8mb cache
1 x Corsair Twin2XPro 1024MB 240-pin DDR2 XMS2-5400 Twin Pack (2x 512mb sticks) w/heat spreader, not for DDR boards
1 x Thermaltake Soprano Black Steel case w/side window, 2x 12cm fans, 430w PSU
1 x Intel Pentium D 920 2.8 GHz Dual-Core (800MHz FSB 2x 2mb cache) Processor LGA775, 65nm w/Intel Cooler
1 x Black 3.5inch 1.44mb Floppy drive, Panasonic
1 x 74Gb Western Digital Raptor 10,000 RPM SerialATA Hard Drive, 16mb cache
1 x Asus DRW-1608P3 Black 16x DVD+/-R, 8x Dual Layer+R IDE Drive, retail pack w/Nero and AsusDVD software
The AMD box has 1Gig more RAM but the intel board and memory is more expensive which makes the prices for each system exactly the same.

Thoughts, concerns.....

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Old 07-26-2006, 07:49 AM   #2
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Well, personally, I'd go with the higher ram. Better to go ahead and get it now, instead of having to upgrade it in 6 months. It seems like both systems would perform equally well other than memory.
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Old 07-26-2006, 08:24 AM   #3
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$2000 sounds like a lot of money. Is that average over there? I'm not sure what conversion is to Canadian. I can get a very good PC here for $800-$1000. Also, what are you using it for? There are differences for gaming PC's and other applications. Don't get a big fancy system such for bragging rights.
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Old 07-26-2006, 09:06 AM   #4
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thats 2000 aud.. so for USD.. just multiply that by .75??
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Old 07-26-2006, 09:34 AM   #5
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mmm... might want to hold off JUST A BIT... the Intel Core 2 Duo processors are screamers and my understanding is that they're going to push the whole price tree down on both AMD and Intel systems. They're just starting to hit the market so it may take a bit for the effect to ripple through.

Personally I prefer the AMD processors to the older Intel stuff... but if a Core 2 system was within the price range it'd be pretty much impossible to beat.
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Old 07-26-2006, 06:26 PM   #6
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Yeah I've heard about those new Intel Core 2 Duos and they are performing really well.

This machine will be mainly for gaming. Im tempted to hold off a bit longer and see how those Intels go on the market.
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Old 07-26-2006, 10:47 PM   #7
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Either go for the AMD system... I have pretty much the same specs, and it's great! Just with a DFI LanParty instead of the Asus. But I wish I had gone for the Asus.

Core 2 Duo has been released, and Intel is supposed to be very much on top of supply, so there shouldn't be any shortages. Of course, I believe that the cheapest Core 2 Duo is still 30-50 USD more expensive than the X2 3800. Though it does beat it in all the tests.

But if you look at the lower end of that review, you'll see that even the Pentium XE 955 only beats the X2 3800 some of the time, and the 920 is not as fast.

So don't go for the Pentium D system

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Old 07-27-2006, 10:28 AM   #8
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I'd certainly go for the AMD box, as the 3800 is generally a good overclocker, and it would give you better performance in gaming. However AMD have just reduced the price of the 3800 by about 50%, so hang fire for a week or two and see if you get a price drop there.

For an £820 ish budget, I wouldn't really recommend Core 2 Duo, as it'l be slightly on the expensive side.
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Old 07-27-2006, 05:03 PM   #9
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I like the AMD for the stability, but as everyone ielse is saying wait a bit, the price will come down. Can you you loose the Floppy drive and maybe sub a flash combo in that bay. ( might be able to then get a better CPU fan for the price difference.)
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Old 07-27-2006, 06:33 PM   #10
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I can swap anything I want out but for old times sake I still have the floppy in there. I already have a 8 in 1 acrd reader on my printer that works fine.
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