I'm currently on Vaio 1.67 Ghz laptop with 256 RAM which is not suiting my computing needs. I will be doing a lot of Photoshop/Illustrator/GoLive work and gaming. It needs to be a desktop. I was thinking about building a PC, but then I realized it would have no warranty, and I could get into subtle hardware and software issues. I'm capable of doing all the wiring and assembly, I'm just worried it might not be good in the long run. So I decided to look at Dell XPS and Falcon Northwest. I'm trying to keep the system at around $2500, and I have the monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers already. Anyways, here's something I set up at Falcon Northwest. I'd appreciate some feedback. I dunno which
ATC-201 Aluminum Mid Tower
Enermax Whisper 350 Watt Power Supply
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe i875P Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz 800
Coolermaster P-4 HSF
PC3200DDR 1024MB (2pcs 512MB Dimms)
GeForce 6800GT 370MHz Core
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB 7200RPM SATA
Drive Color (Black)
Sony DRU710A DVD/RW
Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS
AverMedia Ultra TV PCI-550
(total cost $2,531)
Should I stick with the current CPU or get an AMD 64? Would this system be a total ripoff?
ATC-201 Aluminum Mid Tower
Enermax Whisper 350 Watt Power Supply
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe i875P Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz 800
Coolermaster P-4 HSF
PC3200DDR 1024MB (2pcs 512MB Dimms)
GeForce 6800GT 370MHz Core
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB 7200RPM SATA
Drive Color (Black)
Sony DRU710A DVD/RW
Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS
AverMedia Ultra TV PCI-550
(total cost $2,531)
Should I stick with the current CPU or get an AMD 64? Would this system be a total ripoff?