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iltoroblu

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Hi all,
I'm a graphic designer. I own a Dell Inspiron 1520 for more than 5 years. It's a Core2Duo with 4GB Ram. I want to buy a new system/laptop that would fit my budget. I was thinking of an i3 or an AMD A10 with a MSI/Asus mobo, 8Gb ram, 1TB harddrive. Can you please make a suggestion for a good configuration within my 500-600$ budget please?
I don't do games. Just Illustrator/Photoshop (large documents) and right now my old Dell is hanging every 10minutes. Also the video card is not a must right now, was thinking of using a Intel HD4000 or AMD APU. Thank you!
 
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as you wish :) you can even have i5 for better multitasking and speed

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.56 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $435.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-25 09:25 EDT-0400)

btw do you need monitor? you didnt mention about it
 
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iltoroblu

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Thanks so much for the quick suggestion. Yeah I do need a monitor, but was thinking of a 24" Dell from Ebay. I really need it to cover a large percent of the Adobe Gamut. Any suggestion on a cheap new one? :) Thanks!
 
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AMD Radeon

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these are my recommendation for monitor. afaik, asus IPS panel is the popular one, and dell Ultrasharp comes with the best quality

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Monitor: Dell U2312HM 23.0" Monitor ($224.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($161.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell S2340L 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $546.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-25 09:45 EDT-0400)
 
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iltoroblu

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Hey thanks for the suggestion. Think I'm gonna start right now with the Asus monitor. After seeing some reviews on youtube seems like a great deal. Thanks again!
 
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