[Tech] PC browsing......

[Cookalarcha]

Hey guys im savin up for a new computer not an amaizing one but an alryt one
There are two the same price im just not sure witch one to get tho, ther identical just the graphics cards are different...
one has:
ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB PCI-E Graphics Card
Link its Rage pro:-
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.html?t=pc&c=gaming&r=RAG
The other:
GeForce GTX 260 896MB DDR3 PCI-E Graphics
Link its Entity pro:-
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.html?t=pc&c=gaming&r=NTT

Im taking it most of the THNers are better with computers than me
Im just a simpleton

 

[Xarlaxas]

I'd say go with the first computer with the ATI Radeon HD 4870 seeing as that has GDDR5, but personally I'd always say buying separate parts and building your own computer is ultimately cheaper. <.< >.>

 

[BiG D]

These days I'm not so sure about that. Prebuilts are a dime a dozen. Individual components are rarely cheaper, and you're more likely to run into issues that way (especially if you're ordering components from three different places.)

 

[thatbloke]

These days I'm not so sure about that. Prebuilts are a dime a dozen. Individual components are rarely cheaper, and you're more likely to run into issues that way (especially if you're ordering components from three different places.)

I'm tending to agree with D on that point - I have recently been looking around and have found that although I can come up with a set of components that will match the price of a similar prebuilt system, that doesn't include the price of the Windows OS... so in some cases in the current climate it can actually be cheaper to get a prebuilt system...

As for the OP, I would go for the system with the ATi 4870 card.

 

[Xarlaxas]

Bah! Everything I know about computers these days seems to be out of date (except for the ATI matter at least!), must keep up with the times. T_T

 

[Iron_fist]

the 4870 is the better of the 2 cards so would be my choice

as pre-built machines go that is pretty reasonable, though it doesn't look like that price includes an OS

for components for the same price your looking at Q9300, 4GB XMS2 RAM, DFI Lanparty board, 500GB HDD, Gigabyte HD 4870, DVD and 550W PSU

 

[waterproofbob]

Novatech are pretty reliable and I'd say go with the 4870. That base price is without OS though.

 

[Cookalarcha]

Thanks guys, wont be gettin it till sometime next year by then they'll probebly have upgraded some of the components but i wont be complaining

Hopefully see yas on some awsome new games for a change, as my computer currently cant play them