Howdy,
I'm looking for a new PC for home use, mainly for software/website development but also some gaming.
At work (where I program software/websites) I use a brand new Dell duel core 2.66Ghz, 2GB ram machine where even that spec gets frustratingly sluggish with the amount of programs I end up running and I am looking to better than spec for my home machine.
I have searched the forums but most suggested specs seem to be aimed purely towards gaming so can anyone suggest a spec around the £650 mark for my requirements? Ive not noticed anyone suggest over 2gb of ram either which I am a bit confused at because thats the thing I think my work machine could benefit the most with because I end up running Visual Studio, SQL database + 3 other SQL related programs, a couple of web browsers and about a dozen notepads, then the usual mp3 player / instant messaging program.
Also I have no experience of overclocking but I would be interested in it.
Cheers in advance.
I'm looking for a new PC for home use, mainly for software/website development but also some gaming.
At work (where I program software/websites) I use a brand new Dell duel core 2.66Ghz, 2GB ram machine where even that spec gets frustratingly sluggish with the amount of programs I end up running and I am looking to better than spec for my home machine.
I have searched the forums but most suggested specs seem to be aimed purely towards gaming so can anyone suggest a spec around the £650 mark for my requirements? Ive not noticed anyone suggest over 2gb of ram either which I am a bit confused at because thats the thing I think my work machine could benefit the most with because I end up running Visual Studio, SQL database + 3 other SQL related programs, a couple of web browsers and about a dozen notepads, then the usual mp3 player / instant messaging program.
Also I have no experience of overclocking but I would be interested in it.
Cheers in advance.