which is a better bang for your buck?

gideon112 · 07-15-2009, 08:51 AM

I'm thinking about buying a new computer and was looking at these two, but am not sure which would give me the best bang for my buck. I do a lot of multitasking (video editing, importing, encoding, web surfing, uploading, etc.) and need a fast computer that can handle a heavy load. I love gaming, but have been way too busy lately to do any...but it's always nice to have the option. I can't think of anything else really so let me know what (if anything) I left out.

Computer 1

Computer 2

oh, and...it cool to have and all, but I probably wouldn't really use the blueray player much if at all.

kazkepox · 07-15-2009, 09:10 AM

honestly I think your spending too much money on both of them, I'm building my own gaming computer for around $500. The second is cheaper and seems about as good as the other one, buying it and a few upgrades is less than the red one. but, i'm no expert, thats just my opinion.

Fatback · 07-15-2009, 09:51 AM

If you was to get one I would go with computer 2. It would be better to build your own do you have any knowledge installing computer components it really easy and will get you more for your money.

gideon112 · 07-15-2009, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatback

If you was to get one I would go with computer 2. It would be better to build your own do you have any knowledge installing computer components it really easy and will get you more for your money.

yeah, I've built one before, but unfortunately I no longer have the available time needed to do it again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by daisymtc

both are expensive...
Try customize at cyberpowerpc.com. It cost $1421 for the following setup

Gamer Xtreme XT (No Monitor)
*BASE_PRICE: [+1099]

CoolerMaster Centurion 590 RC-590 Mid-Tower Case

Thermaltake TR2 RX-850 PSU (850w modular 80+)

Intel® Core™ i7-920 2.66 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366

Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)

GigaByte GA-EX58-UD4P

NVIDIA GeForce GTX275 896MB 16X PCIe Video Card

6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+40] (Corsair or Major Brand)

LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive
Sony Optiarc BC-5100S 5X Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive

1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

XtremeGear (Black Color) USB Keyboard
XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
(Free Upgrade Coupon) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium ($29-$29 Mail-In-Rebate = Free) [+29] (64-bit Edition)

READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS

I was just at ibuypower and came up with this.....

what do you think of this for $1566?

Case
Nzxt Guardian 921 Gaming Tower Case w/ NVIDIA Side Window
Sound Reduction
None
Case Lighting
Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling
Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink
Memory
12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair Value or Major Brand
Video Card
ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCI-Express x16 – 1GB Single Card
Motherboard
Asus P6T SE Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Triple PCI-E MB
Power Supply
800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready
Sound Card
Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Network Card
Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card
Hard Drive
1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
2nd Hard Drive
320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
Optical Drive
[Lightscribe Technology] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black
2nd Optical Drive
[** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive-Black
Flash Media Reader/Writer
12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black
Meter Display
None
Floppy Drive
None
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 32-Bit

daisymtc · 07-15-2009, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gideon112

yeah, I've built one before, but unfortunately I no longer have the available time needed to do it again.

I was just at ibuypower and came up with this.....

what do you think of this for $1566?

Case
Nzxt Guardian 921 Gaming Tower Case w/ NVIDIA Side Window
Sound Reduction
None
Case Lighting
Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
Processor Cooling
Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink
Memory
12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair Value or Major Brand
Video Card
ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCI-Express x16 – 1GB Single Card
Motherboard
Asus P6T SE Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Triple PCI-E MB
Power Supply
800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready
Sound Card
Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Network Card
Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card
Hard Drive
1 TB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
2nd Hard Drive
320 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
Optical Drive
[Lightscribe Technology] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black
2nd Optical Drive
[** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive-Black
Flash Media Reader/Writer
12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black
Meter Display
None
Floppy Drive
None
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 32-Bit

RAM: 6GB RAM would be enough for most application.
video card: GTX 275 is faster then 4870. Get 4890 if you want.
PSU: Get a branded PSU would be better than one with unknown brand
OS: Get 64bit instead!! Is ibuypower offer any upgrade with window 7?

gideon112 · 07-15-2009, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daisymtc

RAM: 6GB RAM would be enough for most application.
video card: GTX 275 is faster then 4870. Get 4890 if you want.
PSU: Get a branded PSU would be better than one with unknown brand
OS: Get 64bit instead!! Is ibuypower offer any upgrade with window 7?

changed to gtx 275 1792MB video card, 6GB ram, a Corsair CMPSU-850TX Power Supply, and vista 64 bit (not sure why this is better than 32 bit) which puts the new cost at $1659.
yes, they offer a windows 7 upgrade for $29.

daisymtc · 07-15-2009, 10:14 AM

both are expensive...
Try customize at cyberpowerpc.com. It cost $1421 for the following setup

Gamer Xtreme XT (No Monitor)
*BASE_PRICE: [+1099]

CoolerMaster Centurion 590 RC-590 Mid-Tower Case

Thermaltake TR2 RX-850 PSU (850w modular 80+)

Intel® Core™ i7-920 2.66 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366

Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)

GigaByte GA-EX58-UD4P

NVIDIA GeForce GTX275 896MB 16X PCIe Video Card

6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+40] (Corsair or Major Brand)

LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive
Sony Optiarc BC-5100S 5X Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive

1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

XtremeGear (Black Color) USB Keyboard
XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
(Free Upgrade Coupon) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium ($29-$29 Mail-In-Rebate = Free) [+29] (64-bit Edition)

READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS

07-15-2009, 08:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
gideon112 New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 13	which is a better bang for your buck? I'm thinking about buying a new computer and was looking at these two, but am not sure which would give me the best bang for my buck. I do a lot of multitasking (video editing, importing, encoding, web surfing, uploading, etc.) and need a fast computer that can handle a heavy load. I love gaming, but have been way too busy lately to do any...but it's always nice to have the option. I can't think of anything else really so let me know what (if anything) I left out. Computer 1 Computer 2 oh, and...it cool to have and all, but I probably wouldn't really use the blueray player much if at all.

07-15-2009, 09:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fatback Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Age: 18 Posts: 2,521	If you was to get one I would go with computer 2. It would be better to build your own do you have any knowledge installing computer components it really easy and will get you more for your money. __________________ Display: 40" Polaroid LCD TV Mobo: ASUS M4A78-EM CPU:AMD Phenom X3 8650 @2.6Ghz RAM: 4GB OCZ Blade Series @908Mhz GPU: XFX HD 4850 512MB PSU: 400w Corsair HDD: OS:250GB Seagate 7200.10/Storage:WD Caviar Blue 320GB OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit/Linux Ubuntu 32bit Fatback Definition

07-15-2009, 10:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,926	both are expensive... Try customize at cyberpowerpc.com. It cost $1421 for the following setup Gamer Xtreme XT (No Monitor) BASE_PRICE: [+1099] CoolerMaster Centurion 590 RC-590 Mid-Tower Case Thermaltake TR2 RX-850 PSU (850w modular 80+) Intel® Core™ i7-920 2.66 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366 Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) GigaByte GA-EX58-UD4P NVIDIA GeForce GTX275 896MB 16X PCIe Video Card 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+40] (Corsair or Major Brand) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive Sony Optiarc BC-5100S 5X Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive 1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) XtremeGear (Black Color) USB Keyboard XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition) (Free Upgrade Coupon) Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium ($29-$29 Mail-In-Rebate = Free) [+29] (64-bit Edition) READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS Last edited by daisymtc; 07-15-2009 at 10:17 AM.*

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kazkepox Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: hmm, A little backwater town near Panama city, Florida, but my computer is my home XD Posts: 478	honestly I think your spending too much money on both of them, I'm building my own gaming computer for around $500. The second is cheaper and seems about as good as the other one, buying it and a few upgrades is less than the red one. but, i'm no expert, thats just my opinion.