Which build should i choose

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tykkimies

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OverClocking PC build

Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS
Hard Drive- 500gb HD
Optical drive- Dvd burner
Video Card- EVGA geforce 8800 gt
RAM- 4gb gskill
MotherBoard- GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
CPU- Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz
CPU Cooler- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro
OS- Vista (32bit or 64 bit?)
22" monitor
Total- $1025 with shipping(Rebates not included)

Normal build

Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS
Hard Drive- 500gb HD
Optical drive- Dvd burner
Video Card- EVGA geforce 8800 gt
RAM- 2gb Gskill
MotherBoard- GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
CPU- intel E8400
OS- Vista (32bit or 64 bit?)
17" monitor
Total- 1066 estimated with shipping(Rebates not included.

I have a $1000 budget but can go over a little bit. With the second build im not sure if the stock fan with teh E8400 will be good enough but i can't afford to add another fan to it. Please give me some advice of which to pick.
 
I would go with the first one. 17" LCD screen I wouldn't be happy gaming on that. A 22" will be perfect for that 8800GT card. Plus, you can overclock the E2200 anyways. As far as O/S get the Vista Home 64bit for $100 and take advantage of the 4gig RAM. No sense getting a 32bit Vista O/S.
 
First one without a doubt.....

More ram which is great for Vista, bigger monitor, and cheaper. Go with 64bit Vista if you can.
 
Get the first build. I highly doubt that you will be heavily CPU limited once you do a little OC.
 
Sweat a unanimous decision. I guess i will go for the first build. I did forget to add a keyboard and mouse into that price, but its still gonna be cheaper. And i got a couple of rebates i can do. Thanks for the comments.
 
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