Solved: Different computers, same components. Same performance?

[vid83]

There are two lines of HP desktops that I was looking at: the "everyday computing" and the higher "performance and entertainment" line.

The models in both series have the same motherboard. There are more customizable options to choose from for the model in the "performance and entertainment" series but the components I want are available for both series.

So if both desktops were customized with the exact same components, wouldn't the performance be the same?

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Theoretically, yes.
My buddy and I both decided it was time to build a new PC at the same time.
So we bought identicle parts (except he went with a different color of the same case) all from the same online store.
Same mobo, same power source, same RAM, same processor, same video card, same optical drives, same hard drives. SAME EVERYTHING.
We got all the stuff and had a little build party, got 'em up and running at the same time.
His rocked and performed like a dream. Mine is a POS and I've had to reformat/reinstall XP countless times. It crashes constantly and I just ******* hate the damned thing...

[greymalkin]

yours sounds like a hardware defect somewhere.

Thank You,
Captain Obvious

[Xylob the Destroyer]

yeah, sure. but 4 years of non-stop trouble shooting still can't narrow it down.
I'm thinking mobo, but who the hell knows...
It's time to upgrade the HTPC anyway and that'll mean a new mobo, processor, RAM, video card and everything else too.

[poisondeathray]

4 years and you didn't return the defective POS immediately !?

I think the warranty period might be over by now

[TBoneit]

No Guarantee that they both use the same motherboard.

As an example Dell was famous for using different motherboards in the same model depending on what was ordered. One might have a slot for a video card and the other only built-in video or PCI slot. 2 vs 4 memory slots and so on.

Some models in the past if you didn't order a floppy drive the mounting cage wasn't installed, order 1 hdd and no cage for a second and so on.

[vid83]

No Guarantee that they both use the same motherboard.

As an example Dell was famous for using different motherboards in the same model depending on what was ordered. One might have a slot for a video card and the other only built-in video or PCI slot. 2 vs 4 memory slots and so on.

Some models in the past if you didn't order a floppy drive the mounting cage wasn't installed, order 1 hdd and no cage for a second and so on.

For HP, if you go to the desktop's specific model page, they provide you with the motherboard model. For example, the motherboard for the HP Pavilion Elite m9500t is Asus IPIBL-LB:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/prodinfoCategory?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3911798

[vid83]

I just found the difference. I looked at the specs page for both models several times and always thought I saw the same watts for both. The lower model has 250 watt power and the higher model has 350 watts.

[jagabo]

I just found the difference. I looked at the specs page for both models several times and always thought I saw the same watts for both. The lower model has 250 watt power and the higher model has 350 watts.

Well, that accounts for a $5 difference in price.