which 1 should i go for...

[Lcd]

ok both pc's are about the same price, i cant decide what 1 to buy, and i dont know which of the 2 companys is the most reliable, can anyone help??

firstly, from www.vantagecomputers.co.uk

System Case:Thermaltake Shark Silver Case
Power Supply:560W Thermaltake Purepower PSU (17dB)
Motherboard:Asus A8N-SLi SE Motherboard (Skt 939)
Processor:AMD 64-Bit Dual Core X2 3800+ (Skt 939)
System Memory:1Gb DDR400 PC3200 Memory (2x 512Mb)
Hard Drive One:250Gb Serial ATA150 7200RPM
Hard Drive Two:None Selected
Removeable Storage Devices:Floppy Disc Drive
CD Device One: VDRW Drive (16x +/- Dual Layer)
CD Device Two: VD Drive (16x)
Video Card:GeForce 7900GTX 512Mb DDR +DVI/TV PCI-X
Video Card Two in SLi Mode:None Selected
Audio Device:8 Channel Audio Integrated
Keyboard & Mouse Set:Logitech Multimedia Keyboard & Optical Mouse SetSpeakers:Creative P5800 5.1
SetMonitor:17 inch TFT AMW/GNR Monitor (8ms/DVI)
Operating System:Windows XP Home SP/2 - OEM

and secondly from www.pcspecialist.co.uk

AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT 3800 (Venice) 512kb L2 Cache (939 pin)
Memory
2048 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY!
Motherboard
ASUS® A8N-SLI SE: DUAL DDR, S-ATA, 2 x x16 VGA, 3 PCI
USB Options
SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)
Hard Drive
SATA 320 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache
Second Hard Drive
NONE
RAID
NONE
DVD ROM/Combi Drive
16X DVD ROM WITH 48X CD ROM
CD/DVD Writer
52X 32X 52X CD WRITER
Graphics Card 1
512MB RADEON X1900XTX PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Graphics Card 2
NONE
Sound Card
HIGH END ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL SOUND (RECOMMENDED)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS (1 PORT ON A8N-SLI SE)
Floppy Drive/Card Reader
1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Case
Stylish Silver X-Plode Case + 2 Front USB
Power Supply & Cooling
500W (Peak) Silent Dual Rail PSU + 120mm fan & quiet CPU Cooler (£45)
Operating System required
MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® XP HOME (inc. original CD & licence) (£59)
Firewire & Video Editing
1 x FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD (A8N-SLI DELUXE ONLY)
Monitor
17 INCH TFT SILVER/BLACK 1280 X 1024 RES: 12MS (£119)
Logitech® Cordless Internet Pro Desktop Keyboard + Mouse (Black) (£18)

 

[ChristopherP]

Thats a toughie

Eeny meeny miney mo...

 

[Ian]

They are both fairly similar, however I think the 2GB in the 2nd one edges it (although I don't know what the "Stylish Silver X-Plode Case" is like). Both graphics cards are very good, although I'm not sure which is generally considered "best" at the moment.

 

[crazylegs]

Like Ian said the 2 GB of memory is nice but those Xplod cases are dire...so you pays your money and takes your choice...


I think the ATi x1900 just edges it on the graphics card front...

 

[michael 118]

Looks like its a better idea to get the second one

 

[muckshifter]

No need for a case ... no need then for any case fans.

 

[itsme]

No need for a case ... no need then for any case fans.

Looks like the first one I built never did put it in a case though

 

[floppybootstomp]

I'd go for the first one as it has a DVD writer as opposed to just a CD writer and most of all, a decent case & PSU.

1Gb of memory is fine to start with, you can always add another gig at a later stage.

 

[ChristopherP]

Good call...