What pc is better?

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jaackla

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PC 1
INTEL CORE I7 3770K OVER CLOCKED TO 4.3 GHZ
CORSAIR H60 WATER COOLER
WINDOWS 7
ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 MOTHERBOARD
32GB CORSAIR 1600MHZ VENGEANCE RAM
CORSAIR 60GB FORCE3 SSD S-ATAIII 6.0GB/S
NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 2GB VIDEO CARD

OR

PC2
INTEL CORE I7 3770K OVERCLOCKED TO 4.3 GHZ
XIGMATEK LOKI SDS963 FAN
WINDOWS 7
ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 MOTHERBOARD
32GB CORSAIR 1866MHZ VENGEANCE RAM
500 GB NORMAL HARD DRIVE
AMD RADEON HD 7970 3GB VIDEO CARD

Okay i no there pretty much the same but also what 1 would be better if they both had 8gb corsair vengeance ram but ones at 2133 mhz for pc 2 and for pc 1 its 1600mhz
so whats ones better with the 32gb and also what one is better with the 8gb
also whats best for gaming in ultra grahics / very high with no lag and smoooooooooth gameplay, Thanks :) really stuck with what one to buy as ive never spent this much on a pc and dont want to get it wrong
 
For future reference, it's probably best not to type in bold, large font.

As for your question: which is better? Both are complete overkill, especially the RAM (16GB is even overkill). The hardware seems pretty good, but there's not really enough disk space on either for gaming (I'd say you want at least a 1TB drive).

As PC 2 has more disk space, I'd say that is probably more suited to gaming.

I think you should build your own PC though, especially if you're willing to spend this much money.
 
They are custom built
i have £1100 around that bench mark to spend on a pc nd there the 2 i custom built
but would either one be fast yh? and really good for gaming
 
jaackla said:
They are custom built
i have £1100 around that bench mark to spend on a pc nd there the 2 i custom built
but would either one be fast yh? and really good for gaming
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Both will play any game, but they are very highly specced - probably too highly specced, so you'd be wasting money.

Trouble is with the first one is all you have there is a 60GB SSD. Windows is going to take up about 15-20GB of that, so that leaves you with about 40-45GB to spare. Most games are about 5 or so GB these days and you might also have other programs you want. 60GB just isn't big enough.

500GB would be enough, but 750GB or 1TB would be nice I think.

What I'd do is get a 128GB SSD for Windows and your programs, and a 1TB HDD for your games. Works for me (I've got a 2TB drive though).

jaackla said:
Also if u can reccomend a good place to custom build a pc that would be good
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I always use Novatech myself http://www.novatech.co.uk great service (I tend to get next day delivery even when I don't select to have it) - never had a problem.
 
The reason why i wanna buy a really specced pc so for a few years it will last me and i wont have to keep upgrading to play the latest games
so do you reccomend pc1?
 
Well with an i5 and those same graphics cards you'll be fine for gaming for a good few years. You don't even need a GTX 680 or an HD 7970 - you could go for a 660 Ti or a 670 or a 7870 or a 7950 and be good. Save you some money...

Given the choice I'd take PC 2 probably.

Do you know what case and power supply these PCs are using? Also, the boards in both are quite low-end. Just so you're aware...
 
I mean the motherboards are low-to-mid range. ASUS P8Z77-V LX. For a PC costing £1100, I'd expect something a bit higher end. P8Z77-V PRO at least. The LX should be OK though.

I'll look at that site and see what else they offer.
 
Right OK, I've chosen these options:

Core i5 3570K
No overclock (do it yourself)
Loki SDS963 cooler (no idea what this is like but it's cheaper than the water cooling)
Windows 7 Home 64-bit (get Windows 8 if you like)
ASUS Sabertooth Z77
8GB Corsair 1600MHz
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
1TB HDD (no idea which one, it doesn't say)
22x DVD-RW
Radeon HD 7950
Onboard 7.1 audio
Fractal Design Define R4 case
Corsair CX 600 PSU

Comes to £1,020.89 including VAT.

Honestly though, you could build your own for cheaper. The parts they have seem to be quite limited.

But that rig I configured there would be perfect for gaming.
 
well im not that good a building a computer so i brought them all in parts i would get abit scared to build it incase i brake something and i dont no how to lol
 
jaackla said:
Okay thanks, if you can reccomend anything on there that would help massivley thanks :D
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Yep, here's what I recommend buying from them:

Core i5 3570K
No overclock (do it yourself)
Loki SDS963 cooler (no idea what this is like but it's cheaper than the water cooling)
Windows 7 Home 64-bit (get Windows 8 if you like)
ASUS Sabertooth Z77
8GB Corsair 1600MHz
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
1TB HDD (no idea which one, it doesn't say)
22x DVD-RW
Radeon HD 7950
Onboard 7.1 audio
Fractal Design Define R4 case
Corsair CX 600 PSU

Comes to £1,020.89 including VAT.

jaackla said:
well im not that good a building a computer so i brought them all in parts i would get abit scared to build it incase i brake something and i dont no how to lol
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It's not that hard and there's loads of help on the net, but that site seems like a decent place to get one built. The parts you can choose are limited, but they offer more choice than some other ones I've seen.

Of course, the good thing about building it yourself is there are no limits as to what you can't buy.

jaackla said:
so weres the best place to buy computer parts from?
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Novatech or Overclockers if you want to buy the parts separately to build yourself.
 
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