Helping My Friend Build Computer

b3atofang3l · 12-12-2006, 11:28 PM

Hello all!

I need some more help.

I am trying to help a good friend buy a computer. He uses it for general purpose, DVD and some gaming (Doom 3, Rainbow 6 and Ragnarok :S)

I made two systems, I dont know which 1 is better.

Antec Sonata II w/ 450W SmartPower 2.0
Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA II w/ NCQ, 16MB Cache
Mushkin HP2-6400 High Performance DDR2 SDRAM, 1GB Dual Pack (2x512mb)
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 w/ DualDDR2 800, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, SATA II, PCI-E x16
Intel Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 2.4GHz w/ 4MB Cache
Nvidia 7600GT

OR _______

Antec Sonata II w/ 450W SmartPower 2.0
Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA II w/ NCQ, 16MB Cache
Mushkin EM2-6400 Enhanced DDR2 SDRAM, 2GB Dual Pack (2x1GB)
Asus P5B w/ DualDDR2 800, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, SATA II, PCI-E x16
Intel Core™2 Duo Processor E6300 1.83GHz w/ 2MB Cache
Nvidia 7600GT

The only difference is the ram (1GB/2GB) and the processor (E6600, E6300)

The motherboards are relatively the same.

Please help me to choose one.

THANK YOU!!!

joeswm8 · 12-13-2006, 12:19 AM

I would do with the E6300 because ASUS boards are great, and you can always OC the CPU to E6400 performance, although the multiplier isnt as great, you can still OC it a ton. And 2 GBs of RAM is a must no matter what.

spanky · 12-13-2006, 12:25 AM

How about the E6600 with an ASUS mobo? I deff agree with 2 GB of ram.

b3atofang3l · 12-13-2006, 12:27 AM

Thank You guys, more comments please!!

Froboy7391_99 · 12-13-2006, 01:32 AM

Ram over Processor in my opinion. The 6300 i more than adequate.

12-12-2006, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
b3atofang3l Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, CA Posts: 618	Helping My Friend Build Computer Hello all! I need some more help. I am trying to help a good friend buy a computer. He uses it for general purpose, DVD and some gaming (Doom 3, Rainbow 6 and Ragnarok :S) I made two systems, I dont know which 1 is better. Antec Sonata II w/ 450W SmartPower 2.0 Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA II w/ NCQ, 16MB Cache Mushkin HP2-6400 High Performance DDR2 SDRAM, 1GB Dual Pack (2x512mb) Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 w/ DualDDR2 800, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, SATA II, PCI-E x16 Intel Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 2.4GHz w/ 4MB Cache Nvidia 7600GT OR _______ Antec Sonata II w/ 450W SmartPower 2.0 Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.10 SATA II w/ NCQ, 16MB Cache Mushkin EM2-6400 Enhanced DDR2 SDRAM, 2GB Dual Pack (2x1GB) Asus P5B w/ DualDDR2 800, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, SATA II, PCI-E x16 Intel Core™2 Duo Processor E6300 1.83GHz w/ 2MB Cache Nvidia 7600GT The only difference is the ram (1GB/2GB) and the processor (E6600, E6300) The motherboards are relatively the same. Please help me to choose one. THANK YOU!!!

12-13-2006, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	I would do with the E6300 because ASUS boards are great, and you can always OC the CPU to E6400 performance, although the multiplier isnt as great, you can still OC it a ton. And 2 GBs of RAM is a must no matter what. __________________ Free Online Games ---New Computer---Server Build --X2 3800+@2.5---E6600@3.4 XFX 7900GS Extreme---eVga 7600GS--- ------2GB G.Skill DDR2-800---4GB Corsair DDR2-800 Biostar TForce 550MCP---eVga 680i-------- ------WD 160GB HDD---2x74GB Raptors -----------------Rosewill 550W---OCZ 700W GameXStream Centurion 5---P180B

12-13-2006, 12:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
spanky Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,419	How about the E6600 with an ASUS mobo? I deff agree with 2 GB of ram. __________________ CS:S [.:CF:.] site: http://forums.cfclan.net/ Formerly theresthatguy CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 HSF: TK IFX-14 with 120 mm @ 114 CFM GPU: XFX 7950 GX2 RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2 800 MOBO: Intel D975XBX HDD:80GB/750GB Seagates CASE: P180b

12-13-2006, 01:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Froboy7391_99 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NB, Canada Age: 17 Posts: 953	Ram over Processor in my opinion. The 6300 i more than adequate. __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66Ghz 2 Gb DDR2-667 Nvidia 8600m GT 250Gb HDD 15.4" 1280x800//DVD Burner//Vista Home Premium//Expresso Brown

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12-13-2006, 12:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
b3atofang3l Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, CA Posts: 618	Thank You guys, more comments please!!

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