Best way to compare dates without time in SQL Server

Question

select * from sampleTable 
where CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),DateCreated,101) 
=     CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),CAST(\'Feb 15 2012  7:00:00:000PM\' AS DATETIME),101)

Answer 1

select * from sampleTable 
where date_created ='20120215'

This will also compare your column with the particular date without taking time into account