New PC

Which would you buy:

1) PCChips P29G motherboard, an Intel Celeron D 440 2.0GHz CPU, 2GB of Ultra PC4200 DDR2 memory, 512MB PCIe video card for $207.00
or
2) IBM 8189 - 3.0 Ghz Intel, 1.5 GB 2700, 40 Gb HDD, and an available AGP- refurb 3 years old for $225

These are for 2 boys 14 & 16, replacing Dell Workstations 1.8 GHz Intels with EXPENSIVE Rambus RAM (512MB) RAM for the Dells cost $200+ for 512 up to $500 for 2GB

I guess the trade off is 3.0 Intel vs 2.0 Celeron & PCIe vs AGP...

 

Anything but PCChips!!!!!
That is the gutter ball of the PC industry.

I won't go into all the failures I've seen on those mobo's over the years, but just let me say, "Never buy a PCChips mobo!"

And, the Celeron CPU chip is the worse CPU chip that Intel ever made.

Never, buy anything with a Celeron CPU on it.
Performance will be horrible and you'll be very unhappy with it.

That advise comes from a Retired Computer Builder.

Good Luck and Happy Computing!

The Shadow :cool

 

If it's for basic homework, internet and light gaming, you can pick up some ok refurbs at your local clearance/overstock/liquidation store in that price range.

 

I wouldn't get either one. If the PCChips board wasn't a PCChips board but the specs were the same, I might get it and add a different CPU, but it would also depend on what the video card is. At the price listed, it's probably like an ATI x700 or Geforce 7200 or something else in the joke-of-a-video-card category. Save your money until you can get something decent. You'll just end up spending more later if you buy either of these 2 junkers now, and these two will probably cost more in the long run as you struggle to keep them going and upgrading parts and replacing dead parts....

If the Dell 1.8 PCs were tuned up and the Windows was running right, they should be plenty fast for student/home use. None of the gear you listed will qualify as a gaming setup, not even a low-end gamer. Save your dough. Keep the Dells running for 6 months more and get some decent new gear.