Tom Scales wrote:
> 1) Photo editing takes almost no video card power. Just get a decent
> midrange card. Make sure it doesn't share system memory (TurboCache or
> HyperMemory are both code words for 'steals system memory').
Yup.
> 2) 10K drives aren't worth the money, in my opinion. The best bang for the
> buck is the Seagate 750GB drive. It is almost as fast as a 10K, since the
> platters are so dense, and cheaper. I have 6 of them :)
>
And I thought I was getting a bit storage heavy. :-)
> 3) Go for an Intel Core 2 Duo. Get at least the E6600, as it has the 4MB
> cache. AMD and Intel leapfrog, but right now, Intel is the top of the heap.
>
Exactly the conclusion I came to, E6600.
> Personally I'd just wait for a sale and get the Dell Dimension 9200 from
> their small business site. Loaded, shipped for $873 when I bought mine. XP
> and Vista, although those deals are gone.
>
I looked at these, supposedly on sale, $90 off. But they aren't quite up
to speed and cost more than a comparable Systemax. $180 more, the way I
want mine equipped and only support 667mz memory vs. 800mz on the
Systemax. This would be my third Systemax and I have been very happy
with the prior and current ones.
Moose
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