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Question

Which PC is better?

Sep 2, 2015 6:52PM PDT

I want a decent dirt cheap PC for school work and occasional light gaming, which of the two is the better one? (i'm in college and have like, no money.)

HP Z400 Workstation:

ASUS:

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My take on this.
Sep 3, 2015 7:51AM PDT

Gaming feature aside, HP is a little bit more powerful but...the Asus is more good looking. As gaming go, I don't think either one is going to win any price.

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This is a trade off
Sep 3, 2015 9:31AM PDT

One has more cpu power than the other.
One has more gpu power than the other.

I'd pick the asus machine for gp/everyday use.