Help in Making Choices - new rig

[AlexRD]

Hi Everyone,

I was going to buy a computer from USA, but now I have come across a dilema:


I can either purchase the computer from USA and pay the shipping costs and take the risk of losing the merchandise/taking long time to arrive (Up to 20 days), or buy it locally for a slightly higher price but have a warranty and no fear to lose the merchandise.

The computer from USA has the following specifications:


Core i7 i920
6GB DDR3 RAM (1600MHz)
1TB HD
1x NVidia 295GTX
Alienware Chassis
3DAudio Card
Price: 2099 (+300 Shipping) = $2399 Dollars.


The one from Paraguay is:

Core i7 i920
12GB RAM DDR3 (1333MHz)
1.5TB HD
NVidia 285GTX SLI (2x)
Asus Vento Chassis
Price = $2450 Dollars




I would like an opinion from you, to know which would you choose from both. My main doubt is about the 1333Mhz RAM and the SLI 285GTX Vs the 1x 295GTX.


I will be waiting for your opinion !



Yours


Alex

 

[Zidane24]

The one locally is a better deal because of a few things...

Price...51 dollars difference for twice the RAM (even though the RAM is a bit slower) and two 285GTXs compared to half the RAM and a 295GTX. Two 285GTXs are better than one 295GTX. Also more storage (1TB to 1.5TB)

That shipping is just too much

 

[Sassa]

The one locally is a better deal because of a few things...

Price...51 dollars difference for twice the RAM (even though the RAM is a bit slower) and two 285GTXs compared to half the RAM and a 295GTX. Two 285GTXs are better than one 295GTX. Also more storage (1TB to 1.5TB)

That shipping is just too much

I agree with Zid... Go for it...

 

[AlexRD]

Lolz, my brother almost had an orgasm saying i told you so! LoLZ.
"I told u so!! I TOLD U SO HAHAHA i TOLD U SOO.."

But now, seriously, won't the RAM change a lot of things?
I mean, isn't it a big speed difference from 1333 to 1600?

 

[Sassa]

It's a little speed difference, main thing is that you will have doule amount of memory.

 

[Uber Philf]

Not much of a diffrence when its doubled hay? id say local, even tho its a few bucks more, at least uve got piece of mind knowing that some bogan aint gunna try smuggle drugs into it for transportation, or having it tampered with for that matter.. ahhaa

 

[AlexRD]

Oh, one more Con for Local
If i buy it Locally, i won't be able to buy a Monitor, a Mouse and a Keyboard.

 

[Sassa]

Oh, one more Con for Local
If i buy it Locally, i won't be able to buy a Monitor, a Mouse and a Keyboard.

 

[Uber Philf]

hahahaha, looks like ur gunna ave ta use the one ur using now, if you can haha

 

[Zidane24]

Oh, one more Con for Local
If i buy it Locally, i won't be able to buy a Monitor, a Mouse and a Keyboard.

Is the monitor, mouse, and keyboard apart of the price for the US one? If so than that changes everything

If so...the US one is a better deal

 

[AlexRD]

Oh, one more Con for Local
If i buy it Locally, i won't be able to buy a Monitor, a Mouse and a Keyboard.

Is the monitor, mouse, and keyboard apart of the price for the US one? If so than that changes everything

If so...the US one is a better deal

I made amistake. I can't buy a keyboard on both.
But please, answer me. Is it possible, to overclock an i7 to 4 ghz air cooled?
And what about the ram, is it overclockable to 1600?

Can GTX 285 run Crysis in Maximum 1920x1080?

Thx,
Alex.

 

[Zidane24]

Oh, one more Con for Local
If i buy it Locally, i won't be able to buy a Monitor, a Mouse and a Keyboard.

Is the monitor, mouse, and keyboard apart of the price for the US one? If so than that changes everything

If so...the US one is a better deal

I made amistake. I can't buy a keyboard on both.
But please, answer me. Is it possible, to overclock an i7 to 4 ghz air cooled?
And what about the ram, is it overclockable to 1600?

Can GTX 285 run Crysis in Maximum 1920x1080?

Thx,
Alex.

With two of them+corei7+12GB RAM you can bet it can

As far as the overclock I know of people who safely got the 920 to 3.5GHz on air...and their RAM was easily able to hit 1600MHz.

Depends on a variety of factors

 

[AlexRD]

Is the monitor, mouse, and keyboard apart of the price for the US one? If so than that changes everything

If so...the US one is a better deal

I made amistake. I can't buy a keyboard on both.
But please, answer me. Is it possible, to overclock an i7 to 4 ghz air cooled?
And what about the ram, is it overclockable to 1600?

Can GTX 285 run Crysis in Maximum 1920x1080?

Thx,
Alex.

With two of them+corei7+12GB RAM you can bet it can

As far as the overclock I know of people who safely got the 920 to 3.5GHz on air...and their RAM was easily able to hit 1600MHz.

Depends on a variety of factors

what kind of factors?

 

[MaliciousOne]

Factors such as:
- Every CPU overclocks differently even chips of the same week/stepping can have different results
-The motherboard you put the cpu/ram in can effect an overclock
-Even ambient temperature can effect overclocks

Plus many more im way too lazy to list.

edit: your parts list doesnt include a motherboard.