Is this the Best time to upgrade

[RussD]

I still not upgraded yet. Prices were too high. (still are really).
Should I hold on, or is it best to upgrade now.

I use xp pro 32bit at this time. Will go the new Windows 7 when available.

I do NOT game. I use my PC for---Bryce--Photoshop CS3 (CS4 with upgrade)
Office 2003 Full--Video work (Proshow Gold, PicToExe)--Music (ripping/burning)--Business Card makeing etc., Need it fast in order to Multitask.

Will want a Gigabyte mobo. Any Ideas. Don't go over £700, £600 or less would be great.
Thanks.

 

[Plec]

What's your present rig spec? (we have nothing to compare.)

My usual answer is - if your present rig does all that you ask of it there's no need to upgrade - so you may as well wait. But, if you have the cash and it's starting to groan when presented with new apps (in your case) then it may be worth it.

With your usage it may be that a couple more stick of memory may suit your needs - depending on how much you have installed already that is...

 

[Tefal]

does it have to be gigabyte?

and for that price do you want monitor/case/kb/mouse. or will you be using your old case and monitor and other peripherals?

* also do you do your own over clocking or would you mind pre-overclocked parts?

 

[mp260767]

wouldnt bother at the moment unless you fancy running the current win7 64bit until its released, instead of 32bit xp to make the most of an i7, could drop a bit off the price going for a 512mb 4850 graphics card etc:

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £212.98 (£185.20)

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99 (£125.21)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £114.99
(£99.99)

Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99 (£66.08)

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £33.34 (£28.99)
Sub Total : £505.47
Shipping : £10.00
VAT : £77.32
Total : £592.79

 

[RussD]

Problem is these manufacturers are updateing their mobos too ruddy quick.
Not sure if present speck is in the profile. But here gos.Being used for everything under the sun.
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe--AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual core 6000+ 3.00GHz
2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 TwinX Dual Ch kit.
Asus GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3---Corsair HX520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI PSU.
To many HDD, DVDRom Drive---2x DVDRWriters---24" DGM monitor. + lots of other things. Was thinking of just useing this for everything else and new for Photography Videos etc.,
Got a 22" Samsung monitor and 7 IDE HDD (now in external cases) and everything I need. OS is Windows XP Pro. Also got Vista but HATE it. 64bit is outa the question at moment as there be no drivers for my Epson 1290/220 & Scanner.
Just need the PC bits n bobs. Mobo, Ram, processor, Graphics card, PSU.
But if you say to wait, then wait I shall do. I said Gigabyte because I can RMA it or repair in UK, plus they be good cards. Do not want another Asus as I've had two good boards go down on me in last few years, leaving me with PSU Ram and Graphics card obsolete. THANKS.

 

[Dauthi]

wouldnt bother at the moment unless you fancy running the current win7 64bit until its released, instead of 32bit xp to make the most of an i7, could drop a bit off the price going for a 512mb 4850 graphics card etc:

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £212.98 (£185.20)

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99 (£125.21)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £114.99
(£99.99)

Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99 (£66.08)

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £33.34 (£28.99)
Sub Total : £505.47
Shipping : £10.00
VAT : £77.32
Total : £592.79

+1

Should deffinately speed this up for you.

6gb is overkill thou is your gonna stay with 32bit.

 

[ShaolinDreams]

go 64bit

above spec looks great for the price.. considering you dont game that spec is more then capable of gaming, so you could save abit on graphics if you "really dont game at all" sort of thing

 

[RussD]

Sorry to be late poping back in. I have been quite busy.
The speck by Dauthi looks good to me. What PSU should I get for that. Bear in mind i might want to put in upto 6 or 8 SATA's. Like DVDRom Drive + DVDWriter + 3 or 4 HDD.
Is there a better cooler than that Titan Fenrir. As I have seen on here that it is rather LARGE and sticks out a mile.
THANKS.