lsdweb
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| posted on 25/10/11 at 07:55 PM |
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Best Desktop PC for my Dad?
Hi All
My Dad needs a new desktop PC - despite his age (80 very soon!), he's pretty IT savvy and does a lot of photography (I remember he used to have
a darkroom when I was a kid!) so needs something suitable for Photoshopping stuff.
He's been recommended this - http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Neutron.html
And seeing as he's considering it, I'd guess his budget is around £500.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance
Wyn
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 25/10/11 at 08:16 PM |
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Think it depends exactly what he'll be doing with photoshop. But id of thought that pc was way over the top for a casual photoshop user.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/10/11 at 08:17 PM |
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looks ok to me.
i would have thought for someone of that age a nice big easy to read screen is a must so that should be a major factor. pc looks up to the job so why
not?
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Liam
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| posted on 25/10/11 at 08:33 PM |
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Looks like a very good spec indeed for that price, though arguably way OTT for some photoshopping in terms of the CPU, RAM, etc. For photoshop,
especially for an 80-year old if his eyes are anything like my grandad's  , I'd place much bigger importance on a decent screen - at
least a 24". Couldn't live without mine! It's what you spend all your time looking at when using the thing and arguably has a bigger
impact on the overall experience than the bits in the box. If he can afford to spend a little more, I'd suggest the upgrade option to a
24" screen, or if £500 is a fixed budget I'd suggest considering a different system with the spending skewed less towards the internal
components to allow choosing a 24" screen.
EDIT: ^^^^ see - great minds think alike.
[Edited on 25/10/11 by Liam]
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tegwin
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| posted on 25/10/11 at 08:56 PM |
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Christ thats a lot of money...
You should be able to scratch build a suitable PC including case, screen etc etc for under £400!!!!
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jossey
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| posted on 26/10/11 at 09:22 AM |
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what about this system....
http://www.cclonline.com/product/53791/CCL-EL-BSC1/All-CCL-Systems/CCL-Elite-Spark-III-System/CCL-EL-BSC1/
AMD Athlon X3 440 3.0GHz Triple Core
2GB DDR3 1333MHz
500GB SATA II Hard Drive
DVD+/-RW Drive
AMD Radeon HD 6450 1GB
12 Mths RTB Warranty
i Use ccl for all my stuff as its dirt cheap.
Thanks
David Johnson
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