raiderfan
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I know I posted another thread of two computers comparing, well today I'm going out to buy a new PC, dont have much to spend, on a budget, I have now narrowed it down to these 2 machines....
which would you pick? please reply as I'm so undecided between Intel and AMD... not very familiar with the comparisons....
SYSTEM ONE
Acer AX1800 Series Desktop Computer featuring Intel Pentium Processor E5300 (AX1800-E9112)
Processor Speed 2.6GHz
RAM 3 GB DDR2
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 640 GB SATA
Optical Drives 16X Super Multi DVD±R/RW
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7100
Windows 7 Home Premium
Dedicated Video Memory No
Shared Video Memory Yes
TV Tuner No
Video Memory No
Audio Output HD Audio With 5.1-Channel Audio Support
Sound Card NVIDIA GeForce 7100, nForce 630i
USB 2.0 9 - 5 Front, 4 Back
Available Hard Drive Bays 1 (Occupied)
Available Memory Slots 2 Total (Occupied)
Available Optical Bays 1 (Occupied)
Available PCI-E Slots 1 PCI-E x16 (Available), 1 PCI-E x1 (Available)
Power Supply 220 Watts
Processor Cache 2 MB L2
Removable Storage No
System Bus Information Not Available
SYSTEM TWO
Compaq Presario Desktop Computer featuring AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 215
Processor Speed 2.7 GHz
RAM 3 GB DDR2
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 500 GB (7200 RPM) SATA
Optical Drives Super Multi LightScribe DVD Burner
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Dedicated Video Memory No
Shared Video Memory Yes - Up To 1407 MB
TV Tuner No
Video Memory 256 MB
Audio Output Integrated Audio, 6 Speaker Configurable
Sound Card NVIDIA nForce MCP61
Ethernet Port 10/100 Ethernet
Modem 56k
S-Video Output No
USB 2.0 4 - 2 Back, 2 Front
Available Hard Drive Bays 1 External 3.5" (Available)
Available Memory Slots 2 DIMM (240-Pin, DDR2) (Occupied)
Available Optical Bays 2 External 5.25" (1 Available)
Available PCI Slots 1 PCI (Available)
Available PCI-E Slots 1 PCI-E x16 (Available), 2 PCI-E x1 (1 Available)
Processor Cache 1 MB L2
System Bus 4 GHz
So, which is better? System 1 is $50 more than system 2, no big deal
which would you pick? please reply as I'm so undecided between Intel and AMD... not very familiar with the comparisons....
SYSTEM ONE
Acer AX1800 Series Desktop Computer featuring Intel Pentium Processor E5300 (AX1800-E9112)
Processor Speed 2.6GHz
RAM 3 GB DDR2
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 640 GB SATA
Optical Drives 16X Super Multi DVD±R/RW
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7100
Windows 7 Home Premium
Dedicated Video Memory No
Shared Video Memory Yes
TV Tuner No
Video Memory No
Audio Output HD Audio With 5.1-Channel Audio Support
Sound Card NVIDIA GeForce 7100, nForce 630i
USB 2.0 9 - 5 Front, 4 Back
Available Hard Drive Bays 1 (Occupied)
Available Memory Slots 2 Total (Occupied)
Available Optical Bays 1 (Occupied)
Available PCI-E Slots 1 PCI-E x16 (Available), 1 PCI-E x1 (Available)
Power Supply 220 Watts
Processor Cache 2 MB L2
Removable Storage No
System Bus Information Not Available
SYSTEM TWO
Compaq Presario Desktop Computer featuring AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 215
Processor Speed 2.7 GHz
RAM 3 GB DDR2
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 500 GB (7200 RPM) SATA
Optical Drives Super Multi LightScribe DVD Burner
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Dedicated Video Memory No
Shared Video Memory Yes - Up To 1407 MB
TV Tuner No
Video Memory 256 MB
Audio Output Integrated Audio, 6 Speaker Configurable
Sound Card NVIDIA nForce MCP61
Ethernet Port 10/100 Ethernet
Modem 56k
S-Video Output No
USB 2.0 4 - 2 Back, 2 Front
Available Hard Drive Bays 1 External 3.5" (Available)
Available Memory Slots 2 DIMM (240-Pin, DDR2) (Occupied)
Available Optical Bays 2 External 5.25" (1 Available)
Available PCI Slots 1 PCI (Available)
Available PCI-E Slots 1 PCI-E x16 (Available), 2 PCI-E x1 (1 Available)
Processor Cache 1 MB L2
System Bus 4 GHz
So, which is better? System 1 is $50 more than system 2, no big deal
