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Re: Is an investment possible? Budget box - Profitable??
"I'd need it for Photoshop, gaming @ a resolution of 1280*1024 or higher."
I think you can buy a machine for long term use within your present budget to meet the demands you listed above.
I would replace the 3870 card with a 4850 card.
I would scale back the power supply. You don't need 750 watts. You can get the 500ish corsair supplies for under $100.
A 4850 should be able to handle 1280 resolution with any games available today.
The case is another area where significant money could be saved.
If the cpu is a retail cpu you could go with the stock cooler and save the $40 on the 3rd party cooler.
"One question I have though... which would be a better motherboard to choose from when it comes to chipsets? Intel vs. Nvidia I guess?"
The p35 based boards are fine. nvidia would be the approach if sli was an issue.
Also, DDR2 vs. DDR3 -- I know it depends on the mobo, but honestly is it worth going from DDR to DDR3?"
ddr2 is fine. I would not pay a premium for ddr3 |
