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OK, I think it's time to upgrade. My current PC is a AMD Sempron 3100+ (1.81ghz) and it's really starting to show its age. Since if I upgrade processor I have to upgrade mb, and if I upgrade mb I have to get new ram & video...well, I figure I'd be just as well off to just buy a new pc & use this one for a file server.

I'm a little out of the hardware loop tho, since I haven't really worked in pc hardware for about 5 years now. So if I get something new, I wanna make sure it will last (but not cost me a fortune, I don't want "bleeding edge"). Also, I should say that this is NOT going to be a gaming pc. So I could care less about a fancy video card - that's why I have a 360 & PS3.

So, I'm looking at the Dell outlet store and they have some pretty good deals on some Dimensions w/ Pentium 4 3060's. The systems are averaging between 350-450, which is about my budget right now. Is this processor going to last me a while (running some intensive apps such as Photoshop)? Is this a good going price for this class system? Any deals anywhere I'm not aware of?

Thanks in advance! :)
 
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[quote name='argyle']Is this processor going to last me a while (running some intensive apps such as Photoshop)?[/quote]

Definitely look at getting at least a 1Gb of memory if you plan on using Photoshop. I recommend at least 2Gb.
 
[quote name='4tygames']Definitely look at getting at least a 1Gb of memory if you plan on using Photoshop. I recommend at least 2Gb.[/QUOTE]

Oh yea, I plan on going w/ 2gb (most of the systems listed in the outlet only have 1, but it's cheaper to upgrade ram from somewhere besides Dell anyway ;)). I am curious how many memory slots those Dimension boards have, since they say the 1gb that's loaded on them is split up to 2 chips.
 
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