Upgrade or buy new second computer

[bimbs]

Howdy folks,

So here's the story: I need to get a computer for work and was trying to decide if I should upgrade my home computer and use the parts from it for a work computer or just buy a budget build (like in the sticky) for my work computer.

Here is my HOME computer specs:
i5-3570K CPU
8 GB RAM
256 SD Samsung
AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Windows 8
27" monitor

I only want to spend around 400-500 more for my work computer (I already have a monitor, keyboard and mouse). For my work computer, I'd mainly just be using premiere and photoshop and wouldn't be gaming (just normal office things).

Any thoughts on what would be better to do?

Thanks!

 

[Charlie98]

You don't really need to upgrade your home computer... and given your budget I'd just go fetch a nice i5 prebuilt and get a ~250GB SSD for it.

 

[Cerb]

^ What he said.

If you get a Dell with HDD caddies, you want this adapter for an SSD.

 

[Ken g6]

It sounds like you're aiming for two computers. Is one of those supposed to be at your job? Or is it supposed to be for a home-office?

If it's at your job, why isn't your employer getting a computer for you? If it's for a home-office...

You don't really need to upgrade your home computer... and given your budget I'd just go fetch a nice i5 prebuilt and get a ~250GB SSD for it.

In general you want to aim for an i5 with 4 digits (2000 or higher), and as much RAM as you can get. (Minimum 8GB.) This would be great if they weren't out of stock.

If you're doing mostly Premiere, an AMD FX-83xx isn't out of the question either.

 

[bimbs]

Thanks. I'm self-employed so it's for a dungeon basement office when meeting clients.

Yeah, so I need another one for work but I was going to use it as an excuse to upgrade my current rig but it seems like mine is fine for another year or so?

 

[Cerb]

For gaming, the GPU is all that would really warrant replacing any time soon, IMO, and it's not like anything will come out that a 7850 couldn't handle, even so, just with lowered eye candy settings. That would be especially true if you can OC your CPU (why else have the K, after all?).

For an upgrade that would be worth it, outside of a video card within the next year or so, you'd need to build a $1200-1500 PC from scratch.

 

[bimbs]

Cool. Thx!

 

[videogames101]

another vote for a new dell, especially for office use where you can't really save much cash building it yourself


also, 45 posts since 2004? nice

 

[bimbs]

thx. is that a record?

 

[Charlie98]

thx. is that a record?

I think you get a free PC build for that.... ..or not.