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Question

Which computer?

Sep 25, 2017 2:10PM PDT

Hello all, I've been looking at building and or buying a new computer for a while (for gaming), and i had figured out a decent enough desktop that was around my price point to buy (do not really feel like going through the effort of building a rig, just don't really have the time). Anyways, another (refurbished) popped up that had similar specs but happened to have older ram and I'm not sure which to go with. Here are the specs of the rigs, and the prices (note the prices are in cdn$ and before tax)

HP omen 870-219 $1,399.99 (Reg. $1,599.99)

Software

Available Hard Drive Bays 1 Internal 3.5 Inches (Occupied); 1 Internal 2.5 Inches (Occupied)
Available Memory Slots 2 Memory Slots (0 Available)
Available PCIe Slots 1 PCI-E x1(Available); 1 PCI-E x 16 (Occupied)
Processor Type Intel 7th Generation i7-7700
Processor Speed 3.6 GHz
Processor Cores 4
Processor Cache 8 MB
RAM Size 12 GB
RAM 12 GB
Hard Disk Drive Capacity 1 TB
Solid-State Drive Capacity 128 GB
Hard Drive Speed (Revolutions Per Minute) 7200 RPM
Optical Drive DVD-Writer
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Video Memory 3 GB
Power Supply 500 W

Acer Aspire GX-785-EB11 GX $1,149.00 Sale Price ($1,699.99 Regular Price, $1,299.00 Our Price)

Available Hard Drive Bays 1 Internal 3.5 Inch (0 Available)
Available Memory Slots 4 Memory Slots (2 Available)
Available PCI Slots Not Applicable
Available PCIe Slots 1 x PCIex16 Slot (0 Available); 1 x PCIex1 Slot (1 Available)
Processor Type Intel Core i7-7700
Processor Speed 3.6 GHz
Processor Cores 4
Processor Cache 8 MB L3
RAM Size 16 GB
RAM 16 GB DDR3L 1600 MHz UDIMM
Hard Disk Drive Capacity 3 TB
Solid-State Drive Capacity 128 GB
Hard Drive Speed (Revolutions Per Minute) 7200 RPM
Optical Drive 8X Super-Multi drive
Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 1060
Dedicated Graphic Card Yes
Video Memory 3 GB
Audio Output High-Definition Audio
Loaded Software Microsoft Office Trial; Anti-Virus Software Trial; Acer Care Center; Cyberlink PowerDVD
Power Supply 500 W


So, it seems, one is cheaper (nice) but refurbished (risky?), has more ram (but older and slower), but it has more available slots and is easy to replace / upgrade... any input would be nice, and thank you in advance for your time.

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Builds
Sep 25, 2017 6:15PM PDT
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Buy the new one
Sep 26, 2017 7:25AM PDT

Choose the new one, you can always upgrade some parts anytime.