P5n-e Sli

I have three PC's to pick from. They are all priced very closely so the spec is far more important than the cost and I dont know which to pick :cry - please help.

It's the mother boards and RAM that are doing my head in the most but opinions on all spec would be appreciated.

I know I need to add a very good sound card because I want to run quality VST audio applications without any stuttering...

so it is probably most important that the PC gives me very quick speed response times (inc mutli-task) and then excellent DVD / picture graphics to enjoy on my new 22" Samsung 2232bw.

PC1 - Mesh
intel core 2 duo E6750
ASUS P5N-E-SLI Mobo
Samsung 667mhz '??' RAM
Samsung DVD writer (20x dual layer light scribe)
1 x 256 Nvidia 8600GT graphics card
Samsung 500gb Hard drive 7200rpm Sata2 16mb cache

PC 2 - pcspecialists
intel core 2 duo E6750
ASUS P5K Intel P35 chipset Mobo
Corsair 667mhz 'Value select' DDR2 RAM
LG 20x dual layer light scribe DVD writer
1 x 512 Nvidia 8600GT graphics card
Western Digital 500gb Hard drive 7200rpm Sata2 16mb cache

PC3 - pcspecialists
intel core 2 duo E6750
ASUS P5N-E-SLI Mobo
Corsair 667mhz 'Value select' DDR2 RAM
LG 20x dual layer light scribe DVD writer
1 x 512 Nvidia 8600GT graphics card
Western Digital 500gb Hard drive 7200rpm Sata2 16mb cache

 

Since you didn't link the builds, I'm not able to see how much each one costs.

The Corsair is the best bet for the memory.

For the Intel cpu's, the P35 will be the most stable boards.

You don't want to get a light scribe burner. There are waaaayyy too many complaints,
virtually everywhere you look at those things.

Also, the E6750, is only around $30 away from the cost of an E8400, which completely
destroys the E6750.

If that's a Samsung spinpoint drive, then that's pretty good. Otherwise, no.

Seagate is the drive you want to get. They don't put a 5 year warranty on them for nothing.

Overall though, you could do the build yourself and have better quality when you're done.

One thing that I notice missing, is the power supply. Some of the economy-performance builds throw in mediocre power supplies. Not a good idea. Especially since this is a fairly serious build that you intend to use for recording.

 

Thanks for the reply ComputerGate

I didn't post the prices because I didn't want them to sway people. They are all priced to 4GB of RAM, which I already know I will not be able to use in full but that doesn't bother me.

PC1 £681 550w PSU (HUC? might have name wrong)
PC2 £639 600w Quiet Quad rail PSU
PC3 £636 600w Quiet Quad rail PSU

They can all be upgraded to a higher PSU if you reckon it's required.

All i know is that it's a Samsung drive.

 

You're dealing with pounds, so England?

I don't recognize the psu's, but your choices are not going to be the same across the board, regardless.

One thing you certainly should do is google the brand of pc, and see what people have to say about those specific models.