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The part about money not being an object is sure to throw off most recommendations. Not many people are qualified to recommend the components to be custom-configured into an $8,000 liquid-cooled computer becuase not many people build such computers.If money is not an object, what would your system have?
What about windows upgrade coming out in a few months. Is it worth
waiting before buying a new computer now or doesn't it matter? I
don't mean to borrow your thread but I too have a Dell and would
like a new computer too.
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fredyr
There's no need to spend more than $1500 - $1800 for a photo editing machine. Most on-board video is just fine unless you're capturing video or playing Quake4.I guess you are right about the money no object thing. I don't even
know what a liquid cool computer is. My last system was around
$4,000 and I would like to stay at or below that. I need to run
photoshop with multiple large files open at the same time I am
processing raw images and I frequently have adobe premier running
while printing or writing files to DVD's. I guess I need to know
what processor, what type of memory and motherboard reccomendations
and graphics card suggestions.
Thanks
I disagree. First, DDR2 memory is in a price bubble - up a third over prices just two months ago. Second, with Vista scheduled for release in Q1-2007, computer sales are likely to be slow at the holidays thus resulting in record low pricing in December. Third, the OEM's that jumped on Intel's BTX form-factor bandwagon (for the overheated Pentium line) will find that form-factor phased out over the next year.Actually IMO it is worth buying NOW if you are going to buy a BUILT
system from some place like Dell, HP, whoever.
I disagree. First, DDR2 memory is in a price bubble - up a thirdActually IMO it is worth buying NOW if you are going to buy a BUILT
system from some place like Dell, HP, whoever.
over prices just two months ago. Second, with Vista scheduled for
release in Q1-2007, computer sales are likely to be slow at the
holidays thus resulting in record low pricing in December. Third,
the OEM's that jumped on Intel's BTX form-factor bandwagon (for the
overheated Pentium line) will find that form-factor phased out over
the next year.
"Intel set to kill BTX in 2007"
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34996
What makes NOW a great time to buy a computer? Admittedly, I just
purchased the parts for a new ATX system but I did that only
because I wanted to and not because now was the right time to buy
(it isn’t).
Because Intel's Core 2 Duo (Allendale/Conroe) changes EVERYTHING.Surprised no one has mentioned the AMD 64 bit Dual Core processors.
Can we assume then that this machine is running either SDRAM, RDRAM, or DDR RAM? Current DDR2 memory runs best with only two of the four DIMM slots populated. Some motherboard/DDR2 combinations won't work with three DIMMs and with four DIMMs (4 x 512MB) you're likely to see about a 10% decrease in memory performance as compared against only two DIMMs (2 x 1024MB). FYI.Memory has a very large effect on the system performance. Probably
more than faster HDs. On my current machine I had forgotten a plan
to replace 2 - 512MB sticks with 3 1 gig sticks as the budget
loosened up. Yesterday I stuck another 512 MB stick in the
machine.
