Ordering new i5 2500 computer in next few days...integrated or NVIDIA GT420?

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RobS10

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I am going to be purchasing a new Dell Vostro with an i5 2500 in the next couple days. I have little experience in hardware selection as I'm typing on a 10 year old Dell and use a Latitude laptop at work currently. As much as I've read, the new integrated graphics on the Sandybridge chips are decent (and would save me about $100 over the NVIDIA card), but had initially planned on getting a NVIDIA GT420. I'm not a gamer, but do use Photoshop and eventually CorelDraw. I may do a little video editing. I'm hoping to get at least 5 years out of this system, so want to be able to handle some future graphics demands that always seem to come up. Is the onboard graphics "good enough" and save the $$ (assuming I can add a card later), or will my uses see an improvement with the dedicated, OEM quality card?



MOD EDIT: This is cross posted. Other thread has replies so I'll leave that one open. - Zap
 
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