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Question

Dell XPS i7-6700K 24gb GTX 750 or HP i7-6700 16gb GTX 960?

Mar 1, 2016 11:56PM PST

Hi guys!

I'm in doubt about which of those 2 pcs I should by to video editing. What is more important, better GPU or more memory? Could you please help me?

thanks !

HP Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-6700/2TB HDD+128GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Graphics
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-gaming-pc-intel-core-i7-6700-2tb-hdd128gb-ssd-16gb-ram-nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-windows-10-860-019/10391778.aspx?path=1bfe429ab5a7bc2333c04707171d1874en02

Dell XPS Gaming PC (Intel Core i7-6700K/2TB HDD/24GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTX Graphics
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/dell-dell-xps-gaming-pc-intel-core-i7-6700k-2tb-hdd-24gb-ram-nvidia-geforce-gtx-graphics-windows-10-x8900-6569blk/10394158.aspx?path=022e69ec2af9c19a3d83351a41dd73c8en02


HP:
i7-6700 3.40 GHz
16 GB DDR4-2133
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2 GB

DELL:
i7-6700K 4.0 GHz
24 GB DDR4 (2x4 GB+2x8GB) 2133 MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750

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My pick
Mar 2, 2016 6:21AM PST

The HP.

The 6700 non k should be ample.
16GB of ram should be ample.
The 960 is a better video card.

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While the 960 wins on gaming, HP loses for support.
Mar 2, 2016 7:27AM PST