dell desktop comparison

Tarek

hey guys
i want to buy one of the below , they are both the same in price .. i need it to host a small application
this is all i know about those desktops :
dell optiplex GX 990 : i5 3.1GHZ , 2 GB , 500 GB Hdd ,6MB cache , 1 GB ( i guess graphic card )

dell optiplex MT 790 LC : i5 2400-3.1 GHZ , 4 GB , 500 GB

please advice

AvoK95

Obviously the MT 790 LC is a better choice. But the other one has a GPU, but I don't think it will give you any advantage.

Tarek

why is it better ?

Badieh

I would guess because of the RAMs, 2GB of RAMs would barely run anything.

AvoK95

Tarek wrotewhy is it better ?

It has the same processor but has 4Gigs of RAMinstead of 2, and nowadays 4GB of RAM seems to be the bare minimum.
The other one has a dedicated graphics card though, which would help you to run a few games, but that upgrade would just cost you about 60 to 70$ more.
Also, I would recommend you build your own custom PC, since it would be:
- Cheaper
- You get to choose the hardware
- Get better quality hardware
- You'll be able to diagnose a problem a lot easier.

Tarek

i am stuck in Congo Kinshasa .. this is the epitome of desktops :)