New computer help

ianCA

ianCA

ianCA

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Hi, Im looking at getting a new pc as my one is on its last legs. its an emachines 580 with 2.3ghz single processor and 256mb of ram. I know the basics about computers but i was hoping that you guys could help me purchase the best base unit for my budget £400

i dont need a monitor or speakers and i would like it to have windows 7 operating system or the ability to upgrade upon release date. is 64 bit a wiser choice?

is there much to be gained between a dual core and quad core processor?

i would be using it mainly for photo editing and web browsing and to play the occasional game. (not so worried about the game playing)

im not looking to build one myself, so just looking for a prebuilt system.

Thankyou for any reccomendations and help
 
Hi thanks for the reply, i have never been good at building things so i will leave that to the people who can :D although i do appreciate that i would probably get more for my money if i were to build one myself.

i will check out the links you provided cheers :)
 
Is there much difference between amd and intel?

also is there much difference between a dual core and a quad core processor?
 
I would be using photoshop and photomatix to create hdr images extensively so quad core does seem like the best option.i wouldnt be doing much gaming as i have an xbox that takes care of that :D

is it worth purchasing vista or is best to wait until windows 7 is released?

thanks for everyones help so far
 
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