Please help me choose

[Billybob51106]

I am wanting to buy another computer. I surf the web and play WoW is all. I am looking at 1 of these 3 Gateways at Best Buy. I don't need anything high end but they seem nice. The only thing that has me concerned is the ddr2, it is 533 mhz. Any insight would be very appreicated. Also, I have a Nvidia 6600OC 128meg to drop in for video.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat103700050049&id=1157068455618

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat103700050049&id=1158317367559

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ategoryId=pcmcat103700050049&id=1158317367625

The 1st one seems like the 2nd, except with 1/2 the memory. The 2nd is like the 3rd without the Nvidia card and the smaller hard drive.

So in short, I am thinking the 2nd, but that 533 mhz has me concerned. Free upgrade to vista isnt to bad.

-Bill

 

[Dangman]

Second link is dead.

Anyway I'd go for the PC in the last link. The 533Mhz speed is not a handicap.

 

[engiNURD]

Second link is dead.

Anyway I'd go for the PC in the last link. The 533Mhz speed is not a handicap.

I agree (with the link being dead, goin with the last linked pc, and that 533mhz on a core2duo is NOT a handicap, lol).

Check this out:
http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2800&p=6
As you can see, there is improvement when OC'ing the ram higher, but the gains aren't much. The performance difference is negligable, and sometimes even non-existent.