Hello,
Let me first say hello to everyone. I have been on the boards here a little while as I am researching a home build I am planning. Through all my reading and research, I have built an excellent system, but then I came up with a new question...do I need all that.
My built system was/is going to be a Corsair 300R case with a ASUS P8Z77-V PRO Thunderbolt Mobo holding an Intel i7 3770K. I had planned 16GB of Corsair XMS3 1600 ram, a Samsung 256GB SSD and a Barracuda 2TB HDD. Video would be a EVGA GTX 570 and a NZXT 750W Bronze power supply. Also, I would have a LG Blu-Ray Burner. Lastely, I planned on putting in a H100 for the inevitable over-clocking that would occur in the future. As I searched for the best prices, I can do all that for about $1600. Then I realized $1600 is no small chunk of change and I started looking at my current system...
Currently I have a Dell XPS 430 which has the original dual core duo and 6GB (2x2 and 2x1) ram with a 600W power supply and two hdd's. I don't remember the video card but I bought it in a previous upgrade I did. So, I started to look at an upgrade package and came up with this:
Crucial 128GB SSD
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2x4)
EVGA GTX 570
LG Blu Ray Burner
This package would run about $500. With all that being said, a majority of the time I use the computer for PhotoShop CS5, but I plan on upgrading to CS6 as soon as I make a decision on which way to go. So, I'm just trying to decide which way to go. I know the new system would be a lot faster, plus have Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 and overclocking abilities. I would just like som opinions on whether all of that is worth $1,000+ Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
Let me first say hello to everyone. I have been on the boards here a little while as I am researching a home build I am planning. Through all my reading and research, I have built an excellent system, but then I came up with a new question...do I need all that.
My built system was/is going to be a Corsair 300R case with a ASUS P8Z77-V PRO Thunderbolt Mobo holding an Intel i7 3770K. I had planned 16GB of Corsair XMS3 1600 ram, a Samsung 256GB SSD and a Barracuda 2TB HDD. Video would be a EVGA GTX 570 and a NZXT 750W Bronze power supply. Also, I would have a LG Blu-Ray Burner. Lastely, I planned on putting in a H100 for the inevitable over-clocking that would occur in the future. As I searched for the best prices, I can do all that for about $1600. Then I realized $1600 is no small chunk of change and I started looking at my current system...
Currently I have a Dell XPS 430 which has the original dual core duo and 6GB (2x2 and 2x1) ram with a 600W power supply and two hdd's. I don't remember the video card but I bought it in a previous upgrade I did. So, I started to look at an upgrade package and came up with this:
Crucial 128GB SSD
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2x4)
EVGA GTX 570
LG Blu Ray Burner
This package would run about $500. With all that being said, a majority of the time I use the computer for PhotoShop CS5, but I plan on upgrading to CS6 as soon as I make a decision on which way to go. So, I'm just trying to decide which way to go. I know the new system would be a lot faster, plus have Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 and overclocking abilities. I would just like som opinions on whether all of that is worth $1,000+ Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!