I don't game, have never overclocked, we basically search the net, videos /photoshop Excel and Word. Im SICK of my ACER AMD 5600 with Vista acting like a slug and I wish to upgrade. I now have a grand daughter and videos are VERY important too me. Was thinking of a Mac due to their reputation of videos/graphics etc but I can't justify that expense at the moment.
I like the i-7 950 which is on sale at Microcenter; I'm sure its overkill but I can buy it for the same price as the i-5. If the I-5 is better for me I am open minded.
Please advice me to which motherboard, power supply and memory that will last since the unit runs 24/4. I usually overkill with systems so they will not keep me waiting, I thought AMD had the same terminology as Intel when I bought this from Circuit City, but it seems its slower than my Intel Pent 4 using XP, which is still lightning fast compared to this thing!
BTW, this is a Great site! Very fortunate to have such a site like this...... and I wish to thank those in charge for keeping this site so well ran so people like myself can obtain such wonderful information and advice.
Sincerely
Rich
I like the i-7 950 which is on sale at Microcenter; I'm sure its overkill but I can buy it for the same price as the i-5. If the I-5 is better for me I am open minded.
Please advice me to which motherboard, power supply and memory that will last since the unit runs 24/4. I usually overkill with systems so they will not keep me waiting, I thought AMD had the same terminology as Intel when I bought this from Circuit City, but it seems its slower than my Intel Pent 4 using XP, which is still lightning fast compared to this thing!
BTW, this is a Great site! Very fortunate to have such a site like this...... and I wish to thank those in charge for keeping this site so well ran so people like myself can obtain such wonderful information and advice.
Sincerely
Rich