Best processor for BUDGET photoshop pc

Turin39789

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I was set to go with an a264 system, but now that conroe is out I'm trying to make up my mind.

I need to get it all in under $1000, including a decent lcd.

I was planning on going with a mobo with onboard video, 2gb of ram, decent sized hard drive, case, psu, wireless keyboard mouse etc.

Is a low end c2d going to be worth paying the extra over the x264 low end?

 

NoStateofMind

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Photoshop and under 1K? AMD X2 3800+. OC it :D

EDIT: Do a search in this forum for "Photoshop" and see what people have done. C2D is just a little faster than an X2 on one of the tests.
 

RamIt

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You should be able to get a decent system for that price.
Here's one for $922 from Newegg that should be overclocking friendly.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667
Logitech Cordless Internet Pro Desktop 967461-0403 Black USB RF Wireless Slim Desktop Mouse Included
eVGA 064-TC-2N26-SX Geforce 6200 LE TC
Acer AL1706Ab Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II
 

nyker96

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Personally I'd get E6300 and OC to max. X2-3800 OCed will be second choice. Intel is traditionally faster on photoshop types of stuff.

However if money is important you can't beat X2-3800 combo here: very OCable too.
+Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail
+Optiquest by Viewsonic Q9b-2 Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail
+CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) System Memory Model VS2GBKIT667D2 - Retail
+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800CUBOX - Retail
+ Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
+BIOSTAR TForce 6100 AM2 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX RoHs compliant AMD Motherboard - Retail (has built-in) video

Total: $825 + $20 (shipping to where I am) = less than $850
 

Turin39789

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The biostar tforce was my plan for the motherboard, but i just realised that it doesnt have dvi, are then any mobo with onboard dvi? Am I going to be killing my video quality without it?
 

OcHungry

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Yes you would. Whether you go for C2D or 3800 x2, for $10-$15 more, get a mobo w/ PCIe on it. the 550, NF4 or 570 ($25 more) mobo w/ PCIe and at least a GForce 7600GT($125). you wont regret it later
 

Turin39789

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Originally posted by: OcHungry
Yes you would. Whether you go for C2D or 3800 x2, for $10-$15 more, get a mobo w/ PCIe on it. the 550, NF4 or 570 ($25 more) mobo w/ PCIe and at least a GForce 7600GT($125). you wont regret it later

I'm looking at the Asus M2NPV-VM it's the only geforce 6150 based AM2 board I'm seeing on newegg. It's got onboard dvi, only thing that concerns me is that it looks like memory voltage is limited 1.9 per some of the comments.
 

Turin39789

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kenji4life

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forgot!! speakers.. i guess you can pick up good headphones or an okay pair of speakers for whatever change you got leftover..

my bro is a graphic designer too and trust me he would tell you the most important thing is the monitor.

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