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Which Sytem Combo is better?

cerebros

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I have to get a system for my friend. It is second hand. These are the choices.

Price : $140

CPU: Retail OEM version (not ES) AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz - HDZ955FBK4DGM,

Motherboard: Asus M4A79T Deluxe

System Memory: 4G DDR3-10600

HD: SATA 500G
Graphics card: AMD HD 7700

OS: Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit fully activated;

Power Supply: Enermax 600W Noise Taker II, EG701AX-VE
With power and SATA cables.

No case ( will get some cheap one for 20 bucks or so)

OR
Price : $200

Processor : AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor
Video Card: AMD Radeon R9 270 Series
Memory: 4 GB
Motherboard : Asus M4A89GTD Pro
Win 7
Harddrive: 250Gb
DVD Drivee
600 Watt PSU
Antec 300 Case

I am tending to go towards the x6 build just because it comes with a R9 270.
 


Would'nt the R9 be better than the 7770 ? Just cuirous.