Two I'm debating

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glp103

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I received a gift card for the HP store so that's where I have to buy from.
I am thinking of these two configurations.
I use :
Photoshop
FrontPage
iTunes
Media Creator for video editing
and just general computing.

Components
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• AMD Athlon(TM) X4 620 quad-core processor [2.6GHz, 2MB L2, up to 4000MT/s bus]
• FREE UPGRADE! 6GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB
• 500GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G210 [DVI, HDMI, VGA]
• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• Integrated 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) Ethernet, No wireless LAN
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, 1394, audio
• No TV Tuner
• Integrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports
• No speakers
• HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• Norton Internet Security(TM) 2010 - 15 month
Accessories
Or
Components
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q8300 [2.5GHz, 4MB L2, 1333MHz FSB]
• FREE UPGRADE! 6GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB
• FREE UPGRADE! 640GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 500GB
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G210 [DVI, HDMI, VGA]
• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• Integrated 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) Ethernet, No wireless LAN
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, audio
• No TV Tuner
• Integrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports
• No speakers
• HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• Norton Internet Security(TM) 2010 - 15 month
Accessories
Printers
or
Components
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q8400 [2.66GHz, 4MB L2, 1333MHz FSB]
• 6GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs]
• FREE UPGRADE! 640GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 500GB
• 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• Integrated 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) Ethernet, No wireless LAN
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, audio
• No TV Tuner
• Integrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports
• No speakers
• HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• No additional security software
Accessories
 
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Bodaggit23 said:
There's two Core 2 systems. :P

I would choose the Q8400, only because of the graphics card in that build.

Otherwise, they're all about the same specs, and one wouldn't be much better than any of the others.
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He just added another one, lol :P See the "edit" and the reason :D


***EDIT***
And the title of the thread, I'm bored, not trying to prove you wrong ;) just looking for more clues :cool:
 
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Stoic Sentinel said:
He just added another one, lol :P See the "edit" and the reason :D


***EDIT***
And the title of the thread, I'm bored, not trying to prove you wrong ;) just looking for more clues :cool:
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Don't sass me! Lol jk jk

I didn't notice the edit, but must have added it just as you posted.

Anyway, my recommendation stands. All pretty even builds except the GPU in the last one. :good:
 
Thanks for the advice, sorry for the last minute edit. I have one more question. One build has an Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E7500 [2.93GHz]. Any reason to go with this over the quads based on my computing?
 
q8300 one

better gpu, and faster ram than the q8400 setup. Forget the amd rig, bottom of the list on performance.
 
glp103 said:
Thanks for the advice, sorry for the last minute edit. I have one more question. One build has an Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E7500 [2.93GHz]. Any reason to go with this over the quads based on my computing?
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It's true, the higher clocked Dual Core will be faster.

But more and more programs and games are beginning to utilize more than 2 core processing, so it would be wise to get a Quad. :good:
 
O.k. I narrowed it down to these two and is the first one worth the extra $100.00?

$799.00
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-750 processor [2.66GHz, 1MB L2 + 8MB shared L3 cache]
• FREE UPGRADE! 6GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB
• 500GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
• 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• Integrated 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) Ethernet, No wireless LAN
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, 1394, audio
• No TV Tuner
• Integrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports
• No speakers
• HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• Norton Internet Security(TM) 2010 - 15 month
Accessories

or

$699.00
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q8300 [2.5GHz, 4MB L2, 1333MHz FSB]
• FREE UPGRADE! 6GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB
• 500GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G210 [DVI, HDMI, VGA]
• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• Integrated 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) Ethernet, No wireless LAN
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, audio
• No TV Tuner
 
The I5 will stomp a Q8300....but the Q setup has better graphics. Ehh, still go with the I5 and get a PCIe graphics card.
 
Nice, you won't be disapointed (except maybe on the graphics) but it be a hell of a lot speedier than an E6300!
 
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