Trying To Decide!

I'm looking to buy another computer, nothing too expensive, but relatively good preformance. I have narrowed it down to 3 computers. Which one would you choose and why?
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AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor
Kingston 512MB PC3200 DDR400 RAM
ATI Radeon 9200SE 128MB 8xAGP
(2) 80GB SATA Hard Drives (8MB, 7200RPM)
SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum PRO 5.1
17" Samsung CRT Monitor (0.23)
LG 52x CD-RW
LG 16x DVD-ROM Price: $1250

Optional upgrades:
+ $60 - AMD Athlon 64 3200+
+ $100 - AMD Athlon 64 3400+
+ $60 - Add 256MB Kingston PC3200 DDR400 RAM
+ $100 - Add 512MB Kingston PC3200 DDR400 RAM
+ $135 - ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB 8xAGP
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Intel Pentium 4 Processor w/HT @ 2.8GHz
Kingston 512MB PC3200 DDR400 RAM
ATI Radeon 9200SE 128MB 8xAGP
(2) 80GB SATA Hard Drives (8MB, 7200RPM)
SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum PRO 5.1
17" Samsung CRT Monitor (0.23)
LG 52x CD-RW
LG 16x DVD-ROM Price: $1450

Optional upgrades:
+ $60 - Intel Pentium 4 Processor w/HT @ 3.0GHz
+ $110 - Intel Pentium 4 Processor w/HT @ 3.2GHz
+ $60 - Add 256MB Kingston PC3200 DDR400 RAM
+ $100 - Add 512MB Kingston PC3200 DDR400 RAM
+ $135 - ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB 8xAGP
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Thanks for the input!

Either system is good ... although you'll prolly want to drop the soundcard down a notch and raise the videocard .... and avoid LG for optical drives.... get a nice Litey/ASUS burner

I would go with the AMD computer. It will run faster and it is cheaper. I have heard some good things about the 64 bit processor from AMD.

Make sure you check on the spec for that A64 -- if it's a Socket754 go for the Intel instead.

whats wrong with 754 its what i got?

Nothing "wrong" with it per se. It's just that, like the Non-Opteron Socket940s and the Pentium4Bs, they were cast aside in favor of newer stuff. So if you want any type of futureproofing, go for a Socket939 chip/board

crap i bought a outdated thing grr now im mad oh well

LOL like i said, it's not "bad" ... just "discontinued"