Building new systemfor someone for photoshop

[harrypot]

hi i am building a new system for photoshop cs4 and for other art packages need advice on if i should by either a cheap apple mac or upgrade my current pc to an i5 or amd system. budget is around £400

 

[p55ibexpeak]

Which platform is your CS4 for? Windows or Mac?

Where do you shop for parts?

 

[harrypot]

ebay and ebuyer for parts and i think i have both versions of cs4

 

[p55ibexpeak]

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Remove from cart AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6GHz AM3 Retail Boxed Processor 173368 263 in stock £74.17 £63.12 £74.17 £63.12
Remove from cart MSI 785GM-E51 785G Socket AM3 DVI VGA HDMI Out 8 channel audio mATX Motherboard 173978 6 in stock £56.75 £48.29 £56.75 £48.29
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Remove from cart Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Mid Tower Case - With 500W EarthWatts PSU 128045 34 in stock £100.02 £85.12 £100.02 £85.12
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A bit over budget. These are quality parts. If you must fit your budget, ditch the case/psu combo, get separate case & psu.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131052
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/185176
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/120377
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135159
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144083

Any mATX or ATX case will fit everything.