Hello,
Well, I promised my GF that I would upgrade her PC for X-mas this year.
My budget is $500 but I could go over by a bit if it seemed worth it.
I already have an ATX case and a descent PS.
Her old pc has IDE hard drives so it would be nice if her new mobo had and IDE bus as she has a ton of pics and stuff.
Should I go with a dual-core or quad for that budget? What should I look for in terms of hardware for a graphic design workstation?
I'm sorry, but I normally build for gaming purposes, haven't really ever spec'd out a build with graphic design in mind.
FWIW, she mainly uses Photoshop CS3, Quark, and Illustrator.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
TIA,
Darkstep
Well, I promised my GF that I would upgrade her PC for X-mas this year.
My budget is $500 but I could go over by a bit if it seemed worth it.
I already have an ATX case and a descent PS.
Her old pc has IDE hard drives so it would be nice if her new mobo had and IDE bus as she has a ton of pics and stuff.
Should I go with a dual-core or quad for that budget? What should I look for in terms of hardware for a graphic design workstation?
I'm sorry, but I normally build for gaming purposes, haven't really ever spec'd out a build with graphic design in mind.
FWIW, she mainly uses Photoshop CS3, Quark, and Illustrator.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
TIA,
Darkstep