Choice Between 2 Gateway Machines

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mmitsch

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I bought a Gateway desktop PC at BestBuy about a week ago, a GM5472, and spent about $800 on it (which included a printer and larger 19" monitor). This past Saturday I noticed they had a sale on another Gateway machine, a GM5474. It costs $250 more for the same stuff and I am trying to see if I should return the one I got for this one.

Could someone give me advice (need to take the 5472 back tomorrow or I will pay a restocking fee).

Here's the differences I can see

GM5472 / GM5474

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ / AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Operating System: MS Vista Premium (both)
Chipset: nvidia 6150SE (both)
Video: GeForce 6150SE integrated / nvidia GegForce 8500GT w/256mb card
TV Tuner: same

These are all the differences I can spot. Let me know what you think. One thing I was wondering, aside from the processor speed, is if I later add a video card based on the 8500GT wouldn't that be the same either way?

I look forward to your response!

Mike
 
thats a toss up, for $250 you can easily get an 8600GTS or maybe even an 8800( I havent looked up video card prices in about a month so they may be lower). I don't think going from a 5000+ to a 6000+ would be worth it.
 
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