System comparison. Please help me make the right purchase

[Holy Crikey]

I'm looking to build a couple of systems right away just for simple
home use. I don't play games too much on my PC at all, so, I'm just
looking to build a decent and comptent system for general computer
use. The specs I have are below. As you can see, about the only
things different are the CPUs and the motherboards.

Which system would you guys prefer to have? Thanks. Oh, and also, if
I plan on having these computers hooked up in a wireless home network,
should I be looking at mobos that do not have an onboard ethernet at
all or does that not matter at all? Thanks.

Intel Pentium D 805 (Dual-Core)
Intel D946GZISSL Motherboard
In-Win C583 Case
410W ATX Power Supply
1GB Kingston PC2-5300 DDR2
Seagate 160GB SATA II Hard Drive
LG 16x16 Dual Layer DVD-Burner
Integrated Onboard Graphics
Onboard Ethernet
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AMD Athlon64 3500+ AM2 Processor
MSI K9NGM2-FID
In-Win C583 Case
410W ATX Power Supply
1GB Kingston PC2-5300 DDR2
Seagate 160GB SATA II Hard Drive
LG 16x16 Dual Layer DVD-Burner
Integrated Onboard Graphics
Onboard Ethernet

 

[johns]

Build this one from Mwave.com

(mobo bundle for better warranty )
Gigabyte mobo GA-81945GZME-RH INTEL
Pentium D 820
Kingston KVR533D2N4K2/1G 2x512 ram

Sony DVDRW ( much quieter than the LG )
Antec SLK1650B with 350watt psupply ..
the InWin cases use cheap psupplies.
Sony floppy
Hitachi 160 gig SATA .. also very quiet

Integrated Intel Graphics, and ethernet.
The new Intel Graphics has a large heat
sink on it. Looks good.

This system cost $443.92, and it is super
quiet, and very quick. I installed WinXP
on it in about 8 minutes. If you need a
video monitor, get the Viewsonic 19 inch
wide screen LCD monitor. Also, Microsoft
web keybd and mouse for $19.

johns

 

[Holy Crikey]

That's awesome johns, really appreciate it. Thanks for the heads up

 

[Rod Speed]

I'm looking to build a couple of systems right away just for simple
home use. I don't play games too much on my PC at all, so, I'm just
looking to build a decent and comptent system for general computer
use. The specs I have are below. As you can see, about the only
things different are the CPUs and the motherboards.

Which system would you guys prefer to have? Thanks.

Oh, and also, if I plan on having these computers hooked up in
a wireless home network, should I be looking at mobos that do
not have an onboard ethernet at all or does that not matter at all?

Doesnt matter at all, most of the wireless
capable laptops have onboard ethernet as well.

 

[Holy Crikey]

Doesnt matter at all, most of the wireless
capable laptops have onboard ethernet as well.

Great to hear that. Thanks!

 

[VanShania]

Just know that onboard video is poor at best when it comes to gaming
performance. Onboard sound is also poor as it picks up all the "cracks" of
electrical current in the motherboard and it slows down performance because
it taps into the cpu to do its processing, rather than a pci sound card like
X-FI or AUDIGY 2. If you think computers arn't a whole lot of fun, it's
because when you buy cheap, you get cheap.

SOCKET AM2

AMD Athlon 3200+ Orleans Socket AM2 64bit CPU, 2.0Ghz, 512k L2 -
$101.84
1024MB DDR2 (OCZ2G8001GK) Price:
$189.99
ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 1xPCI-Ex16, 1xPCI-Ex4, 3xPCI, 2xATA133, 6xSATA300
$125.84
Western Digital 250GB 7200rpm SATA300 16MB Buffer - RAID Edition
$135.84
ASUS Radeon Extreme AX1600Pro 256MB DDR3 PCI-Ex16 Graphics Card
$128.84
Antec Lifestyle Series Sonata II Black ATX Quiet Mid Tower Case w/450w
$123.95
Pioneer DVR-111 16x Dual Layer DVD +/-RW - White
$54.84
Acer AL1916AB LCD Monitor, 19" Staples
$227.00
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TOTAL $1083.14

If you already have moniters, subtract the price and get a couple of X-FI's
for decent sound for mp3s. A 3500+AM2 will cost $10 more. A 3800 X2 dual
core will cost $90 dollars more.

--
Love and Teach, Not Yell and Beat
Stop Violence and Child Abuse.
No such thing as Bad Kids. Only Bad Parents.
Friends don't turn friends on to drugs.
The path often thought about and sometimes chosen by abused children as
adults is Suicide. Be a real friend.

A64 3500+, Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939,AIW 9800 Pro 128mb
MSI 550 Pro, X-Fi, Pioneer 110D, 111D
Antec 550 watt,Thermaltake Lanfire,2 Gb Dual Ch OCZ Platinum
2XSATA 320gb Raid Edition, PATA 120Gb
XP MCE2005, 19in Viewsonic,BenchMark 2001 SE- 19074
Games I'm Playing- Falcon 4, winSPWW2, winSPMBT, Call of Duty War Chest

 

[Thomas Wendell]

I'm looking to build a couple of systems right away just for simple
home use. I don't play games too much on my PC at all, so, I'm just
looking to build a decent and comptent system for general computer
use. The specs I have are below. As you can see, about the only
things different are the CPUs and the motherboards.

Which system would you guys prefer to have? Thanks. Oh, and also, if
I plan on having these computers hooked up in a wireless home network,
should I be looking at mobos that do not have an onboard ethernet at
all or does that not matter at all? Thanks.

Intel Pentium D 805 (Dual-Core)
Intel D946GZISSL Motherboard
In-Win C583 Case
410W ATX Power Supply
1GB Kingston PC2-5300 DDR2
Seagate 160GB SATA II Hard Drive
LG 16x16 Dual Layer DVD-Burner
Integrated Onboard Graphics
Onboard Ethernet
=================================
AMD Athlon64 3500+ AM2 Processor
MSI K9NGM2-FID
In-Win C583 Case
410W ATX Power Supply
1GB Kingston PC2-5300 DDR2
Seagate 160GB SATA II Hard Drive
LG 16x16 Dual Layer DVD-Burner
Integrated Onboard Graphics
Onboard Ethernet

Actually, you're spec'ing a dualcore against a single core, but the dual
core won't give much advantage in normal use, unless you do a lot of
graphics, video editing and such.

I looked at prices in my favored shop in Finland (no D805 anymore)

Intel D820 104eur
Intel E6300 198eur

AMD AthlonX2 3800+ AM2 156eur
AMD Athlon 3800+ AM2 114eur


And of these, the Intel E6300 should run rings around the rest..
The mobo you spec'd for the D805 should also (according to
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D946GZIS/index.htm

accomndate a Core2Duo, ie. the E6300, but check if there's a specific BIOS
level required..




--
Tumppi
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A lot learned from these newsgroups
Helsinki, FINLAND
(translations from/to FI not always accurate
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[kony]

Just know that onboard video is poor at best when it comes to gaming
performance. Onboard sound is also poor as it picks up all the "cracks" of
electrical current in the motherboard and it slows down performance because
it taps into the cpu to do its processing, rather than a pci sound card like
X-FI or AUDIGY 2. If you think computers arn't a whole lot of fun, it's
because when you buy cheap, you get cheap.

SOCKET AM2

AMD Athlon 3200+ Orleans Socket AM2 64bit CPU, 2.0Ghz, 512k L2 -
$101.84
1024MB DDR2 (OCZ2G8001GK) Price:
$189.99
ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 1xPCI-Ex16, 1xPCI-Ex4, 3xPCI, 2xATA133, 6xSATA300
$125.84
Western Digital 250GB 7200rpm SATA300 16MB Buffer - RAID Edition
$135.84
ASUS Radeon Extreme AX1600Pro 256MB DDR3 PCI-Ex16 Graphics Card
$128.84
Antec Lifestyle Series Sonata II Black ATX Quiet Mid Tower Case w/450w
$123.95
Pioneer DVR-111 16x Dual Layer DVD +/-RW - White
$54.84
Acer AL1916AB LCD Monitor, 19" Staples
$227.00
---------
TOTAL $1083.14

If you already have moniters, subtract the price and get a couple of X-FI's
for decent sound for mp3s. A 3500+AM2 will cost $10 more. A 3800 X2 dual
core will cost $90 dollars more.

Not sure what you're trying to build above but it's not a
decent gaming system. The video card is too slow, the
memory is rather expensive and not enough for longer-term
use, the HDD is a poor size per $, and the monitor (while
not "bad"), is merely average today. Granted with that
video card it would be bad to get a higher resolution
monitor as that'll require driving a lot more pixels at
native resolution.

I'm suggesting that for $1000, he might end up with a slower
gaming system than just buying a $200 video card and
putting it into his present system.

 

[VanShania]

you should reread his post. Your lack of knowledge in hard drive performance
and video cards is obvious.

--
Love and Teach, Not Yell and Beat
Stop Violence and Child Abuse.
No such thing as Bad Kids. Only Bad Parents.
Friends don't turn friends on to drugs.
The path often thought about and sometimes chosen by abused children as
adults is Suicide. Be a real friend.

A64 3500+, Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939,AIW 9800 Pro 128mb
MSI 550 Pro, X-Fi, Pioneer 110D, 111D
Antec 550 watt,Thermaltake Lanfire,2 Gb Dual Ch OCZ Platinum
2XSATA 320gb Raid Edition, PATA 120Gb
XP MCE2005, 19in Viewsonic,BenchMark 2001 SE- 19074
Games I'm Playing- Falcon 4, winSPWW2, winSPMBT, Call of Duty War Chest

 

[kony]

you should reread his post. Your lack of knowledge in hard drive performance
and video cards is obvious.

As I wrote, the issue with the HDD is size per $. It does
not perform significantly better than most other
contemporary alternatives and further, for gaming
performance the HDD matters least of all, any single-digit
performance difference is far outweighed by other factors.
Even installing more memory when the game itself doesnt'
need it for optimal framerates, but merely so more of the
game files are cached for reloads, with be multiple times
greater performance increase.

You actually think spending $1000 on a gaming system with
X1600 based card is a good value?

That's too funny.

I'm not knocking X1600 for general purpose video with light
gaming, but that is not what I wrote about- rather it's
appropriateness for gaming in a $1000 system versus a more
powerful video card.

 

[VanShania]

hey kony sorry man, what I meant to say is that you lack the knowledge
regarding anything to do with computers period. Listen, if you like, I could
hunt down an XBOX 360 news group for ya to talk strategies on hand
controllers or something.

--
Love and Teach, Not Yell and Beat
Stop Violence and Child Abuse.
No such thing as Bad Kids. Only Bad Parents.
Friends don't turn friends on to drugs.
The path often thought about and sometimes chosen by abused children as
adults is Suicide. Be a real friend.

A64 3500+, Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939,AIW 9800 Pro 128mb
MSI 550 Pro, X-Fi, Pioneer 110D, 111D
Antec 550 watt,Thermaltake Lanfire,2 Gb Dual Ch OCZ Platinum
2XSATA 320gb Raid Edition, PATA 120Gb
XP MCE2005, 19in Viewsonic,BenchMark 2001 SE- 19074
Games I'm Playing- Falcon 4, winSPWW2, winSPMBT, Call of Duty War Chest

 

[kony]

hey kony sorry man, what I meant to say is that you lack the knowledge
regarding anything to do with computers period. Listen, if you like, I could
hunt down an XBOX 360 news group for ya to talk strategies on hand
controllers or something.

What makes you think anyone would care what you meant to say
if you aren't looking to do anything useful?