Compare these 2 PC's

[piXel]

I'm after a gaming PC and i was considering building one untill i saw a website that looks like it is offering me alot better deal. So compare these please.

This PC is from www.Goldenelectronics.com

£755.00 (incl. VAT)
GA0601 M2N4-SLI - Gaming PC - AM2 Athlon X2 Dual-Core SLI



Processor: AMD64 Athlon X2 4200+ 1Mb cache AM2

Memory: 1.0GB DDR2 533mhz

Hard Disk Drive: 200GB S-ATA2 3.0Gb/s 8MB buffer

Second Hard Disk Drive: None

Optical Drive: 18x Double-Layer DVD+/-RW

Second Optical Drive: None

Graphics card: NVidia GeForce 7900GT PCI-E 256MB DDR3 Dual DVI/TV

Floppy Disk Drive: None

Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2

Sound card: Onboard audio

Internet and Networking: Onboard 10/100 network card (Built-in)

Monitor: 17’’ TFT Monitor

Peripherals: Major brand Wireless keyboard, mouse

Printer: None

Warranty: 3 Years Standard Warranty

Case: Coolermaster Cavalier 3

PSU: 550W EZCool PSU
£777.00 (incl. VAT)
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Anyway my other PC i priced up (which is probably alot worse) this is from Overclockers.co.uk

GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£119.99 £119.99
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN) 1
£114.99 £114.99
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£66.99 £66.99
HD-093-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB ST3160811AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-093-SE) 1
£35.99 £35.99
MB-064-GI Gigabyte GA_945PL_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-064-GI) 1
£54.99 £54.99
CD-047-NE NEC ND7173 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-047-NE) 1
£19.99 £19.99
MY-066-CS Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC4200 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT533D2) (MY-066-CS) 1
£74.99 £74.99
MO-006-HY Hyundai ImageQuest Q770S 17'' Perfectly Flat CRT Monitor - Black/Silver (MO-006-HY) 1
£66.99 £66.99
KB-072-LG Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 - Retail (KB-072-LG) 1
£17.99 £17.99
Subtotal £572.91
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £14.95
VAT £102.88
Total £690.74

Anyway i would like too ask a few questions.
Which would you pick for gaming?
Has anyone had and experience with buying from Golden electronics?
If i get the PC from Golden electronics will i have any trouble upgrading parts?
I have Windows XP home edition on my Laptop PC anyway i'm planning too sell the laptop and format the HDD would is it legal for me too use Windows XP from that laptop on my pc (I'm not selling the laptop with the operating system)

[flanzig1]

The second one actually has better parts in the critical areas. As for reusing XP, probably won't be able to use it since it is probably tied to the laptops bios. Just get an OEM copy of XP Home.

[piXel]

I'm not too sure though i meen it saves problems going wrong because it is prebuilt, the GPU is better then the 1950 i think, and arent the quad processor going too be supported on AM 2?

[blue60007]

I'd take the Intel build. Couple reasons, one, the Conroe chips are outpacing AMD's best...two, you've got a better quality power supply (haven't heard of "EZCool" but it sounds like a cheapo unit)...three, the video cards are about equal, and your build is cheaper (wait, how much is it if you add in a LCD monitor?).

[glc]

If you get the AMD, try to verify brands and models of the components. You should use DDR2-800 ram for proper performance with AM2. Get a known quality PSU.

On the Intel build, you need DDR2-667. You should also get a different DVD burner or a retail boxed version of that one as the OEM version does not come with any software.