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Posted a week or so ago and have since decided to buy a new system. Now the question is should I go with HP Pavilion m7330n with the AMD or the HP Pavilion m7350N with the Pentium D.
I am tending more toward the Pentium since it has a graphic card and more memory for $200 more but I really like AMD.
Any feedback on these or any other similar system would be appreciated
Thanks, Doug
I don't know what's worse, integrated graphics or the 6200SE (Slow Edition) 64MB PCI-e card (probably TurboCache). You're not gonna be able to play games well with either one:
Here's the info on the m7330n. Not a particularly great motherboard:
http://tinyurl.com/oe29v
http://tinyurl.com/8xa7s
Here's the info on the m7350n. Not a particularly great video card:
http://tinyurl.com/h7ab3
http://tinyurl.com/9kbra
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Thanks for the feed back
Am not really much of a game player am more into video and slide show editing.
Would have really preferred to build my own but am looking at the amount of inputs available and unless I go with high end video and sound cards can't figure out a way to do it - then all the inputs are in the back of the machine :( which causes a hassle.
Tried Dazzle a couple years ago with it's USB interface and that was a disaster.
The specs I saw on the M7350n video was:
Video Chipset Brand: NVIDIA
Video Chipset: GeForce 6200SE
Video Bus: PCI Express x16
Video Integration: Card
Installed Video Memory: 256 MBIs that better or the same ?
Thanks, Doug
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You're not posting where you're getting this info from...my links are direct to the HP website & for the m7350n it lists:
"Video Graphics
GeForce 6200SE
- 64 MB DDR memory
- I/O Ports: VGA, Composite, S-Video"http://tinyurl.com/h7ab3
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Sorry - I am getting it from Spec sheet furnished by CompUSA for the system I am buying
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=335978&pfp=srch1
Hopefully they are actually selling what they are telling me or I am totally lost
Thanks, Doug
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I actually was going to buy the same system, on this friday (tomorrow from this date) and I was debating AMD VS the Pentium D. Now I like P4 HT better and PD, but I might go for the AMD. And yes, I will be getting a new PCI-E card, hopefully a good one, I don't need outstanding graphics. Games are just for fun.
You can never keep up with technology
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I still am in doubt. According to JAM the motherboard on the AMD isn't the greatest and I tend to agree since I have a MSI board now is okay but not the greatest.
I am tending toward the Pentium D and upgrading graphics if I have too later.
Am still confused as to what is actually in machine because all the spec from all the suppliers do not agree with what HP says
Thanks, Doug
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Put it this way if it's the Pentium D on the (Smithfield core) don't even bother. Smithfield Cores are not good dual processor cores. If you want a true Dual Core then get an AMD Athlon 64 X2. I think even the Intel fan boys can even admit that Pentium D's on the Smithfield cores aren't impressive Dual Cores, especially when single cores beat them in programs that the Pentium D Smithfield cores were suppose to shine outpreform single cores.
Pentium D on the (Presler cores) are better , because they finally did what the Pentium D on the (Smithfield cores) had a hard time doing and that is preform decent when running dual core programs, but they still lack the built-in memory controller that AMD Athlon 64 X2's do which is why AMD Dual Cores are still the best Dual Cores out their for the home user.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
2GB Dual Channel DDR 3200
Nvidia 6800GT
SATA II 250gig 7200rpm 8mb cache
Gigabyte Nforce 4 SLI
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Thank you - Seems like the AMD with a decent video card and a little more memory is the way to go.So I think I will just take the $200 difference and upgrade the AMD.
Appreciate all the help from everyone
Thanks, Doug
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