I'm purchasing a desktop computer in a month or so, but the websites are being very vague about explaining what terms mean or how they relate to the preformance of the computer.
What I need is a good desktop computer that can effectively browse the internet, process text, and run imaging programs, like photoshop and Macromedia Flash MX.
I don't play a lot of PC video games, so a super graphics card is not needed, just one that will support a fair amount of cartooning/image editing.
I also do a lot of web design, but all I use for that is notepad and Firefox, and those are not hard to run on the computer I have now (which is fairly low-end)
The most important aspects are that it runs well with image programs, microsoft office (no mac/linux-related suggestions, please), and various internet browsers.
2007-05-12 17:36:53 · 3 answers · asked by Chef Smallfry 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I would have to recommend Dell here. With their solid build quality, great pricing and nice wide screen monitors for the best price/performance ratio anywhere it is a strong choice.
I would look at a system with at least a
2.0ghz core 2 duo [dual core, great for rendering and processing effects]
2gb memory. you will be happy to have this. vista and anything else for a long time will just hum away
big hard drive, 300gb+ , not expensive as you would thing.
monitor: dell 2400fpw, i have one, awesome monitor.. just spectacular resolution and detail along with oogles of screen realstate.
video: dedicated, not onboard, nvidia most likely.
2007-05-12 17:44:07 · answer #1 · answered by uolocowizard 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if you use photoshop get a pc with plenty of memory. Id reccomend at least a gig of ram and probably 2. A lower end graphics card would be fine with you. The newer dual core processors are great for multi tasking. Pretty much any mid level pc (500-1000) that you find right now would be great for you. The lower end pc's (under 500) would be ok if you got some extra ram. Id reccomend a pc express expansion slot in case you decide to upgrade later to a video card.
2007-05-13 00:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by Rudy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Easy to choose, mainly Photoshop is the one that determine what specs you need.
Go for something dual-core, 2GB of memory, 250GB+ hard drive, and a 19" screen, I would advice you on XP rather than Vista.
2007-05-13 00:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋