which pc is better (new!) for gaming, music, dvd editing etc

[mikeUK]

hi which of the following computers is better for dvd editing, games, website design, music editing and which is generally faster or a better pc

ATX Midi Tower
4 x 5.25" Drive Bays
6 x 3.5" (4xInt, 2xExt) Drive Bays
3 x 400MHz DDR slots (3GB max)
1 x Parallel Port, 1 x Serial Port
8 x USB2 (4 Front, 4 Back)
1 x RJ45 Network Port (10/100/1000)
56K Modem
5.1 6-Channel Capable Sound
1.44MB Floppy Drive
AMD Athlon 64 3200
1024MB PC3200 400MHz DDR Dual Channel
160GB Serial ATA 7200rpm 8MB Cache Hard Drive
256MB DDR GeForce FX5500 AGP Card
DVD-ROM Drive
8x Dual Layer +/- DVD Burner
5.1 6-Channel Capable Sound

for £595 ex VAT (business!)

or

3.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 800MHz FSB
1024MB PC3200 400MHz DDR RAM
120GB Serial ATA 7200rpm 8MB Cache Hard Drive
256MB DDR GeForce FX5500 AGP Card
DVD-ROM Drive
12x Dual Layer +/- DVD Burner
5.1 6-Channel Capable Sound
1 x RJ45 Network Port (10/100/1000)
56K Modem

for £579 ex VAT (business!)

which is faster Pentium 4 800mhz FSB 3.2 or the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ ??

mainly for music and web design

thanks very much,

mike

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[Restek]

I would have to disagree with both of the current replies - I don't think there's a blind bit of difference between the current crop of intel & AMD processors. Some benchmarks will show a 3.2P4 to have slightly better performance than a 3200 Athlon64 but it's not enough to see any difference in the real world. For that reason I would base my decision on the other specs of the machines - in this repspect they are pretty much identical apart from the hard drive, which is bigger in the AMD. Based on the fact that video editing generates some HUGE files, I would have to say go with the AMD.

If you're serious about gaming you may also want to look at the newer generation of graphics cards, depending on how futureproof you want the machine to be

[mikeUK]

thanks guys, thank you for your reply restek, i myself struggled to find difference with performance.

the bigger hard drive would help as well.

as Im not really serious about gaming I think the graphics card isnt too important, although the computer has to do me over the next 3 years.

so I think I will go with the AMD, and top up the ram at a later date.

cheers, ill let y'all know how she runs!

mike

[Cactus]

Nice choice mikeUK...
I just put one together for myself and I'm very happy...


Cactus