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I really think i have my hands full with way too many things to deal with putting together a pc from scratch. I am ordering the Vostro 410 Q6600, 3GB, 320GB, Radeon 3450, 19" LCD for $595 shipped. Will sell my P4 desktop with my old 19" LCD..

guys.. I am back to square one.. the dell refurb gave me way too many blue screens right out of the box.. returned it while i could.. at this point, here are my options: 1) ~$300 get a prebuilt compaq w/ AMD X2 5000+ 2.6 Ghz 2) ~$300 (Q6600+motherboard) replace the motherboard+processor in...

thanks for the strong recommendation, and benchmarks to back it up.

Guys, I am really not yet convinced that a quad core q6600 or phenom would run the above mentioned apps faster. I am inclined towards going with an AMD X2 2.6Ghz pre-built PC.. something inexpensive like a $300 desktop and adding more ram and a graphics card for $30 to support VGA+DVI+HDMI...

Q6600 v/s Q8300 is an extremely helpful discussion.. thanks.. really helps taking an informed decision..

alright.. so its evident that i wouldnt go wrong with the Quad.. specially for photoshop/ligthroom/visual studio.. It starting to make a lot of sense to get the quad 6600 and overclock it to ~3 ghz so I get very decent speeds for even the apps that dont use multiple cores.. going forward...

I really think for stuff like ms office, light programming, light media stuff the processor clock speed would get me more.. Am I wrong in assuming that a 3 GHz Core2Duo would be faster than 2.4 Ghz 6600 quad? Unless the app is making use of quad cores, I am limiting it to the speed of each core.

Here is the big question.. would a Quad core really help me.. My Pentium 4 is crawling now.. need something faster to replace my desktop. I ordered a $450 refurb quad core 6600 desktop from dell and got 15 bluescreens in a week.. returned the darn thing.. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for...

thanks for the great input.. i finally pulled the trigger on Dell Studio refurb intel quad q6600, 6GB RAM, 640GB HDD, 256 MB Radeon 3450 w/HDMI. Was the best deal I could get, and would work right out of the box.

thanks for the input guys.. I am inclined towards ordering the following: intel quad q6600, 6GB RAM, 640GB HDD, 256 MB Radeon 3450 w/HDMI for $539 - $81 (15% coupon) + $38 (tax) + free ship = $496 wasnt sure if the q8200 and radeon 3650 were that much superior.. or if i would notice the...

Would it make more sense to order a refurbished Dell Studio from Dell Outlet. With 15% off, looks like I could get a quad q8200 or q6600, with 4GB, 640 GB, 256mb Radeon HD 3450 w/ HDMI, DVDR/W for $450-$550 range.

were you referring to http://www. tech bargains .com /news_displayItem.cfm/146286 ? seems like the forum didnt like the link. I agree this is a very good option. Any reason why i shouldnt go with a prebuilt dell/hp? The power supply and graphics cards are usually weak on these prebuilt models.

Guys, am pulling my hair over building/ordering a new desktop for home use. I am replacing/upgrading my 5 yr old Dell Optiplex gx270, Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 2.5 GB RAM, radeon 9600 128mb graphics card. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for? heavy home use, not for gaming, need to connect existing dual...

hey guys.. ordered the 10GB refurb windows version 2 days back.. hoping it ships on time.. desperately waiting for it.. Unfortunately, my office machine is a Dell.. doesn't have a firewire port, does have 6 USB 2.0 ports though.. can't find a logical reason for that though.. anyway, I am...