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Ok guys, you have convinced me to downgrade and save some money. I'm down to these 2 options. If you didn't know that System 1 was from Dell, which one do you think is a better overall deal/value? System 1 $999: Intel® Core™ i5-750 processor(8MB Cache, 2.66GHz) Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English 24.0" Dell ST2410 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 3 DIMMs 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3 16X DVD+/-RW Drive Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio System 2 $1042 Intel DP55WB Motherboard Intel Core i5 750 Processor 8GB OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum RAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs Dual Channel Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS Hard Drive 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 32MB Cache XFX Radeon HD 4670 1GB PCIe 2.0 Video Card Ultra X-Blaster ATX Blk Mid-T Case Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT - OEM DVD LG GH22NS50 DVD Writer OEM 22X DVD+/-RW Drive S203-2426 CA Samsung 2494SW 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor Display DVI Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio I know that System 1 is using Intel 57 chipset while System 2 is using Intel 55 chipset but I won't be using any RAIDs. System 1 video card is Direct X 11 while System 2 is Driect X 10.1. Thanks for the opinions.

Hi, I'd like to get some opinions on which system is faster, which one is a better value. Both are from Dell.ca. Prices are in Canadian $. System 1: PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-860 w/VT (2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, with Media, 64-bit HARD DRIVE 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz - 4DIMMs VIDEO CARD 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS240® (DVI, DVI, S-video) OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive SOUND CARD Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio $1139 System 2: Intel® Core™ i7-920 processor(8MB L3 Cache, 2.66GHz) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit MEMORY 12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs HARD DRIVE 1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive GRAPHICS CARD nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024MB OPTICAL DRIVE Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) SOUND CARD Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio $1418 This computer will be used for regular internet surfing, word processing, emails, and the odd video encoding/editing and Photoshopping. I understand it's a bit overkill but I am kind of futureproofing my computer for a few years. So which system would you guys prefer for a pretty solid, fast computer? If anyone has a better system for a better value located in Canada suggestions are appreciated. I'm not going to buy from the USA and pay customs charges and exchange conversion when I import it to Canada. Thanks.