having trouble which comp to buy help please?

Hey,

Alright guys i got two diff comps ive built can you guys help me figure out which one is better? Im bad with comps haha.
This is my alienware computer ive built.

AMD Phenom™ II X4 925 2.8GHz Quad-Core (4x 512MB L2, 6MB L3 Cache)
Alienware® Approved Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Single 1,792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295
AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer
4GB« Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB
Alienware® Approved AMD® 790FX Motherboard
Includes PCI-Express 2.0, BIOS Overclocking Utility, and Support for AMD Phenom Quad-Core Processors
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium High Definition 7.1 Audio
Killer Xeno Pro
20X Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW) w/ LightScribe

Here is a Digital Storm computer

Chassis Model: Antec Nine Hundred Two
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 910W PC Power & Cooling (Dual/Triple SLI Compatible) (Silencer Edition)
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVDąR/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 1GB) (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-U12P High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
Liquid Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a H20: Stage 3 Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

second one

(btw you dont "build" Alienware PC's, nor do you buy them)

alright but why the second one? also would either one be able to run crysis on max settings with no lag and high fps?

If you don't know anything about computers why are you buying a quad core and SLI cards? Why are you overclocking a quad core too. ;x

tbh your alienware is more than sufficient, even for crysis. Why you'd want to run it on high with no lag good fps astounds me. It's a bad game, looks pretty, bad game. It was also a benchmark a few years ago, not now. ;\

The second one has more RAM, a more powerful CPU, and 2 GTX285's should outporm 1 GTX295. For gaming, these are the things that matter most.

However, they both should be able to handle Crysis very well, (depending upon your monitor rez), so it comes down more to a matter of price.

I only said crysis as a example, as its the only game i know of that required very high specs to run, also the second computer was built by someone who worked for the company

alright thank you very much the alienware is about $900 more so i think i might just go with the second one... also my screen rez is 1680x1050 if that makes a difference at all.

those are both overkill at that resolution - for Crysis or any other video game.... in any case the second one has better specs and is $900 cheaper??!?!!!!?? easy choice dude.

*out of curiosity = how much is the second one?

yes that is kinda overkill for 1680X1050, and like elder said 900 cheaper, all those fancy cases and stuff is whats that 900 goes to so definitely not worth the first.

$2,800 with a $500 discount for buying during their sale ...and by overkill you mean good right? xD

PS: thank you for help so far

Because you couldnt run it, right?

(P.S-if Crysis is'nt THE benchmark now, what is(besides futuremark)?)

crysis is NOT a good benchmark, because it scales very poorly with better hardware.

games that actually DOES scale, such as farcry 2 and shadow of chernobyl: clear skies are much better.