Your opinion on best value

[xxhozzaxx]

hi was looking at building a pc but i found these two computers which i like and were going to be cheaper then building it.

first one:
Case..................Antec Three Hundred Tower Gaming Case,
CPU...................Processor AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition CPU
Motherboard.......Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard, 790GX+SB750 5.2GT/s, AM2+/AM3
Memory.............Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D 2GB (2x XMS2 1GB), Twin2X PC2-8500 (1066MHz)
Graphics Card....2x HIS Radeon HD 4890 Turbo in CrossFire compatible
Main Hard Drive..Hitachi 7K1000.B 1TB HDD SATAII
Optical Drive......LG 22x DVD Burner, SATA, Black,
Sound Card.......Creative X-Fi Xtreme Titanium
WiFi..................D-Link DWA-510 Wireless G 11/54Mbps PCI Adapter
Power Supply.....Corsair VX-450 450W ATX Power Supply

Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Business, SP1, 32-Bit, DVD,
Monitor.............BenQ G2220HD 21.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor

for $2,369.99 AUD
I can modifiy this on the web site so if you can think some thing is over kill i would like to get it below 2 grand

http://www.mwave.com.au/newAU/mwaveAU/system.asp?CartID=mAU@S6ZT39XXPGXEMWKVMO6YWS5O4JZ419CM128FCV6KXB7ZLR&sysID=10
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Specification

CPU:..................intel Core2 Duo E8600 (4GHz overclocked)
Mainboard:.........Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
RAM:.................2GB PC-6400 DDR2 (800MHz)
HDD:.................2TB SATA2 (1TB x2 - RAID 0)
CD/DVD-R/RW:..22x Dual-Layer DVD Writer
Graphic Card:.....nVidia GTX 285 (1GB)
Sound Card:......HD Audio (Integrated)
Network Card:....Wireless PCI Network Card
Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Integrated)
Keyboard:..........Standard Windows Keyboard (PS/2)
Mouse:..............Optical 3D Wheel Mouse (PS/2)
Case:................ATX Miditower (550W PSU)
OS:..................Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (32-Bit)
Monitor:............22" LCD Flat Panel (5ms)
Others:.............Digital HDTV Card, IEEE1394 Firewire, USB2.0 x10
No. Of Packages:.2 (Tower + Monitor)

http://www.pc-express.com.au/prod2066.htm

for $2000 aud

the second one is full with features and first one doesnt come with key board or mouse but a full hd moniter is cool.

thanks in advance

 

[daisymtc]

1st PC
CPU:AMD 955 is the best CPU

PSU: 450W PSU can not power up 2 x 4890, and if you are going to crossfire, get mobo with 790FX with SB750 instead.

OS: you need to get 64bit to run 4GB RAM, best to get premium 64bit

HDD: I personally go for WD/ Seagate

Is there any other website you could build the PC?

 

[CardboardSword]

Go for the first one, but trade off the second 4890, get at least 4gb of RAM, see if you can't upgrade to an AM3 processor/DDR3 ram. the 945 might actually be cheaper than the 940, or at least roughly the same price. You'd need more than the 450w to run just ONE 4890. You might get away with it, but I wouldn't skimp there. With one 4890, get at least 550w, with two, I'd be leaning more towards 650w-700w, the more headroom you can afford the better. Makes upgrading in the future MUCH more pain free. Also, don't get an el-cheapo brand with higher watts. It'll be just as bad or worse than a reputable brand with significantly lower wattage, and stands a higher chance of kamikaze-ing your computer (Yes, that is in fact a word >.> ) OCZ, corsair, Antec are just a couple examples of good brands.