I need a new computer, I don't really play FPS (more XB360 with friends online), but do like strategy games (Total War) and RPGs. I mainly use my desktop for Lightroom and Photoshop editing.
Trying to spend as little money as possible, but want to future proof Abobe products. So not too fussed at not running new games at ultra in 4 years time as long as I can still edit in LR and PS at a decent speed. I will be upgrading my camera gear in the nest year so will have to deal with larger (40mb) RAW files .
Two choices I have at present. I need/want add cheap 128gb SSD myself to these:
Comp 1:
AMD FX 4170 4.2GHZ FAST QUAD CORE BLACK EDITION
1TB SATA HARD DRIVE
ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 MOTHERBOARD
8GB DDR3 1600MHZ
NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB
£470
Comp 2:
Intel I5 2500K Unlocked CPU
1TB Sata Hard Drive
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Motherboard
8gb DDR3 1333
Nvidia Geforce GTX 550TI 1gb
£467.
It seems everyone says get a I5 2500k, but in this case isn't the 660 with FX4170 better than a 550TI with 2500k.
Which would you recommend? I'm not adverse to OC the CPU, but its something I prefer not to do.
My current rig which struggles with everything these days is:
Core2 6300 @ 1.86.
3GB
HD3600
I have a half decent monitor and speakers, so don't have to budget these.
Trying to spend as little money as possible, but want to future proof Abobe products. So not too fussed at not running new games at ultra in 4 years time as long as I can still edit in LR and PS at a decent speed. I will be upgrading my camera gear in the nest year so will have to deal with larger (40mb) RAW files .
Two choices I have at present. I need/want add cheap 128gb SSD myself to these:
Comp 1:
AMD FX 4170 4.2GHZ FAST QUAD CORE BLACK EDITION
1TB SATA HARD DRIVE
ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 MOTHERBOARD
8GB DDR3 1600MHZ
NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB
£470
Comp 2:
Intel I5 2500K Unlocked CPU
1TB Sata Hard Drive
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Motherboard
8gb DDR3 1333
Nvidia Geforce GTX 550TI 1gb
£467.
It seems everyone says get a I5 2500k, but in this case isn't the 660 with FX4170 better than a 550TI with 2500k.
Which would you recommend? I'm not adverse to OC the CPU, but its something I prefer not to do.
My current rig which struggles with everything these days is:
Core2 6300 @ 1.86.
3GB
HD3600
I have a half decent monitor and speakers, so don't have to budget these.