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I got another build. Tasks are, again: photoshop, wireless internet, blender, 3ds max, etc.
What is better price/performance.
Build 1:
Monitor
Hanns-G 19" LCD $170
Disk Drive
HP 20X DVD Burner $32
Case
Apevia X-QPACK MicroATX w/420w $80
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 250gb $80
Video Card
Asus 8500gt 256mb 128-bit $70
Memory
G-Skill 4-gb DDR2-1000 $90
MOBO
Asus P5K-VM LGA 775 MicroATX $110
CPU
Intel q6600 $220 TOTAL: $851
BUILD 2:
Monitor
Hanns-G 19" LCD $170
Disk Drive
HP 20X DVD Burner $32
Case
Apevia X-QPACK MicroATX w/420w $80
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 250gb $80
Video Card
INCLUDED $00
Memory
G-Skill 4-gb DDR2-1000 $90
MOBO
Gigabyte 780g $100
CPU
Phenom 9850 BE $243 TOTAL: $795
What one is better bang for buck, and he may have to get vista for ~$100, so the intel one may be too steep. Instead of the 9850 BE should I get the 9550 ($200) or 6400 (he uses photoshop more than 3ds max) He doesnt want it overclocked to the point where volts change or diff aftermarket cooler (maybe just 100mhz). THe faster ram will be better for photoshop and stuff right? THE CHEAPER THE BETTER, please help reduce cost without .reducing too much performance, the intel dead end is kind of scary. sorry for any errors this is on crappy laptop.,
Thanks.
I got another build. Tasks are, again: photoshop, wireless internet, blender, 3ds max, etc.
What is better price/performance.
Build 1:
Monitor
Hanns-G 19" LCD $170
Disk Drive
HP 20X DVD Burner $32
Case
Apevia X-QPACK MicroATX w/420w $80
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 250gb $80
Video Card
Asus 8500gt 256mb 128-bit $70
Memory
G-Skill 4-gb DDR2-1000 $90
MOBO
Asus P5K-VM LGA 775 MicroATX $110
CPU
Intel q6600 $220 TOTAL: $851
BUILD 2:
Monitor
Hanns-G 19" LCD $170
Disk Drive
HP 20X DVD Burner $32
Case
Apevia X-QPACK MicroATX w/420w $80
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 250gb $80
Video Card
INCLUDED $00
Memory
G-Skill 4-gb DDR2-1000 $90
MOBO
Gigabyte 780g $100
CPU
Phenom 9850 BE $243 TOTAL: $795
What one is better bang for buck, and he may have to get vista for ~$100, so the intel one may be too steep. Instead of the 9850 BE should I get the 9550 ($200) or 6400 (he uses photoshop more than 3ds max) He doesnt want it overclocked to the point where volts change or diff aftermarket cooler (maybe just 100mhz). THe faster ram will be better for photoshop and stuff right? THE CHEAPER THE BETTER, please help reduce cost without .reducing too much performance, the intel dead end is kind of scary. sorry for any errors this is on crappy laptop.,
Thanks.