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Desperately need help building a comp for a friend
Hello all,
I have a friend, let's call him Chris. Chris is ready to upgrade from his Turion laptop to a new Intel desktop. He asked for my help, but alas, I have not kept abreast of hardware developments over the last few years. As you all know, if you're out of the loop for a week you're behind. So I am turning to good ol sysopt and the wealth of intelligent and experienced users to be found here.
First off his needs. This system will not be used for any high end gaming at all. Strictly a work computer, Chris will be using CS4 or CS5 (I'm not exactly sure to what degree but assume he will be utilizing the program to their greatest extent), he will be using some CAD program dubbed CAD Cam, he will be using a program by the name of Rhinoceros (NURBS modeling) and also some Dreamweaver and 3D Studio Max. Also, Chris has about a $2000 budget for this computer. He doesn't care about the case or the sound card and as I mentioned before he will not be playing games on this computer.
SO, does he need to spend $2000 on an i7, 12GB RAM, and dual video cards? Maybe I should rephrase that. Will he notice a difference between what I described above and saaaaay an i5, 6GB RAM and a single video card? Does he need a high end gaming card for the type of work he will be doing or is it overkill? He's very adamant about not having to deal with any sort of slow down or hiccups since he will be using this box to make a living.
I know this post is a bit vague and unfortunately my friend needs this computer as soon as possible (it's a long story and this post is long enough as it is). I would be very grateful for any help you guys can give me, even just point me in the right direction. I just don't want my friend spending $2000 on a computer that will never be used to it's potential if he can spend $1000 or $1500 on one that will perform his tasks just as well as the $2000 box.
Thanks again and HAPPY MONDAY!
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