deciding between computers

[cal808]

Hi,

I'm trying to decide between two home builds.
Which is the better out of the two?
Or what setup would you recommend?
both computers are around 940£ my budget is 950£


CASE: Silverstone Kublai KL02B-W Mid Tower Black with aluminium Mesh Side and Front Panel [+34]

CPU: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHZ 8MB Cache LGA1156 ***Overclockable XXX*** [+13]



MOTHERBOARD: Asus P7P55D LE Intel P55 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX DDR3 LGA1156 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II RAID

MEMORY: 4GB (2x2GB) PC12800 DDR3/1600mhz Dual Channel Memory [+72] (Corsair XMS3 w/Heat Spreader ***Overclockable XXX*** [+15])

VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 5850 PCI-E 16X 1GB Video Card [+218] (Major Brand Power by ATI)

VIDEO CARD 2: ATI Radeon HD 5450 PCI-E 512MB Video Card [+32]

Power Supply Upgrade: 850 Watts Power Supplies [+61] (CyberpowerPC 850watt Gaming Power Supply SLI/Crossfire ready)

Hard Drive: Single Hard Drive (500GB Samsung Spinpoint F3 SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive [+11])

Optical Drive: LG CH10LS20 10X BLU-RAY/HD-DVD Reader / DVD±R/±RW Writer (please select the Blue Ray software in the Software section) [+43]

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

Network: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD

Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card [+9]

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium [+78] (64-bit Edition)

or

Motherboard

Asus P7P55D-E Pro Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard £176.24

CPU
Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHZ 8MB Cache LGA1156

RAM
G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit 103.39£

Video Card
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card 234.99£

Hard Drive
Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive 46.99£


DVD Burner
Samsung SH-B083L 8x Internal Blu Ray ROM/DVD±RW SATA Drive - Black 51.69£

Case

Coolermaster Stacker 831 Aluminium Super Tower Case - Silver/Black 82.24

Power Supply

FSP Everest 800W 85 Plus Gaming PSU 88.95£

OS
windows 7 home premium 64bit

Thanks

 

[daisymtc]

second

 

[linkin]

second one.

 

[fastdude]

The second one. You're obviously using a custom PC site, have you considered building your own? (with the parts) you could build a better system than that for about the same £££ But if you're really not bothered, try

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pc/range/renegade.html

 

[cal808]

The second one. You're obviously using a custom PC site, have you considered building your own? (with the parts) you could build a better system than that for about the same £££ But if you're really not bothered, try

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pc/range/renegade.html

the first one is from cyberpowersystem.co.uk but the second is my homebuild version of the same thing, as I tried to get about the same parts and somehow ended up (apparently) making a better one. Cool!

thanks

 

[cal808]

Another thing, will the second computer's case be big enough for all the components?

 

[linkin]

yeah everything will fit just fine.

 

[FuryRosewood]

...second case can crush you or someone who you dont care for, possibly leaving the components inside intact...its a beast DX