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Hi there, Im currently looking for a new gaming pc .
I've been given the option of these 3 as follows

Case: NZXT Source 340 Mid Tower Case - Black (Film still on window)
Hard Drive: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5inch SSD
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Socket 1151 6MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 DRAM 2666MHz C16 Red 1.2V Memory Kit
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 600W Semi Modular 80+ Bronze Power Supply
Processor Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 4 Heatpipes/1x120mm Fan CPU Air Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 Socket 1151 DVI HDMI 8-channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
Operating System: Windows 10 Education Edition Installed

and the second option

Intel i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz 4 CPU's (quad core) Haswell.

8192mb Ram/Memory (8GB) DDR3 @ 1066MHz x2 4GB.

ASUSTeK Z97-K Motherboard (Socket-1150).

256GB SSD (Crucial).

2TB HDD (Seagate).

Standard Optical Drive (CD Drive).

Windows 8.1 (free windows 10) OS 64 bit (Home Edition).

Dedicated EVGA GTX 970 (4GB)

Case NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Case.

650 Watt 80 plus Gold PSU (Power Supply).

Liquid Cooler-master CPU Cooler.


And the third option

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 Black (I think I'm not 100% sure)

Processor: AMD fx 6300

Processor fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Ram: Kingston 8gb ddr3-1600

Storage: 1tb western digital caviar blue

Video card: XFX Radeon R9 380x 4GB

DVD drive: Lite on DVD/cd writer

Power supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze certified

OS: Windows 10


Which one is the best specced? Ive been out of the loop with pc's the last year or so so im not entirely sure the best option.

Thanks
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Packard Bell
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit
CPU
AMD A6-3420M 1.5GHZ OC - 2.0GHZ
Memory
4GB DDR3 1600MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
AMD RADEON 6520G+AMD RADEON HD7470M 1GB DDR3
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
500GB SATA
Internet Speed
18Mb Unlimited
Antivirus
AVAST!
Browser
MOZILLA FIREFOX
Go Intel. Go Nvidia.

I'm short of time at the moment, so I'll let other members tell you why.

In my humble opinion, Option 1 would give you the best performance. I would see about getting it without the graphics card and subbing in a GTX 970 or 1070 instead. Especially if you do any gaming.
 
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mellon Labs (custom build)
OS
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
CPU
AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD (Win 10)
1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Win 7)
1 x WD 1TB SATA Blue
1 x WD 1TB SATA Green
PSU
Corsair TX-750
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912+
Cooling
Coolermaster Seidon 240M Liquid AIO. 6 case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G710+
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
Antivirus
MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.

Brought to you by the letter E
Ehm.....Go with Ryzen.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUS X550ZE
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-BIT
CPU
AMD A8 7200P
Motherboard
N/A
Memory
8GB 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R5 (APU) + Radeon R5 M230 2GB Dual Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek ALC269 with SonicMaster
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop Display
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @60hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD50 00LPVX-80V0TT0 (500GB)
PSU
Laptop Charger
Mouse
ARMAGGEDON TEXTRON SCORPION 7
Internet Speed
100 mbps DOWN / 50 mbps UP
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Mozzila FireFox, Valve Steam in-game internet browser
Hi,
#1 looks pretty good except for the gpu and the os choice :p
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom assembled by me :}
OS
Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
CPU
i7-5930K 2nd i9-9940x both water blocked VRM's too
Motherboard
ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 2nd ASUS x299 Apex
Memory
Trident-z 3200C14 2nd Trident-z 3600C16
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1080ti ftw3 2nd Titan Xp both water blocked
Sound Card
Built-in Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24" 144Hz
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 144Hz
Hard Drives
2-Samsung M.2 Evo & Evo Plus
2-Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD's/ 3-2.5 W.D. Black 1tb-&3-1tb/3-3.5 WD Black 1tb hdd's
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000-P2 2nd 1200-P2
Case
2-Corsair Obsidian Series 450D Black ATX Mid Tower
Cooling
Custom water loops
Keyboard
Logitech G710+/ 2nd Logitech G910
Mouse
2-RedDragon M901 Perdition 16400 dpi Gaming mouse = wired
Internet Speed
Comcast Ping 19ms 89.31mbps download speed 6.12mbps upload
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Pro/ Superantispyware Pro
Browser
FireFox & Pale moon
Other Info
2nd ASUS X299 Apex/Intel i9-9940x with Custom water loop/7H-Prem-x64/Corsair 450D case/Ram Trident-z 3600C16 4x8gb / Samsung970Evo plus 500gb SSD/Dual ssd EZ swap evo/PSU EVGA SuperNova 1200w-P2 80+Platinum/GPU Titan Xp /8-ML-140 on push-pull on 2-280GTX rads

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
diy
OS
Win7 pro x64
CPU
stock i7 7700k
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z270N-WIFI mini-ITX
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 @ 3200MHz
Graphics Card(s)
integrated Intel HD 630
Sound Card
onboard Realtek ALC1220
Monitor(s) Displays
two vertically mounted samsung 55" 4k un55mu8000
Screen Resolution
1920x1280
Hard Drives
256GB Samsung EVO 960 M.2 pci-e NVMe SSD
PSU
SilverStone Nightjar ST45NF 450Watt Fanless
Case
No case. Motherboard is mounted directly onto power supply
Cooling
Evercool low profile 815EP with Panaflow 12L fan at 7v
Keyboard
Ortek MCK-86 mini
Mouse
Belkin 5-button USB
Internet Speed
spectrum 400mbps
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