Hi everyone!
I've decided to buy a new iMac because I am starting a work from home job next week. My budget is 2 grand...and I have chosen the:
iMac
27-inch: 3.2GHz
3.2GHz Intel Core i3
While purchasing, I would like to upgrade it to an i5, as well as upgrade one other component and within my 2,000 dollar budget. My options are:
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB (From 4GB)
or
ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB GDDR5 SDRAM (From 512)
or
2TB Serial ATA Drive (From 1TB)
Choosing one of those upgrades would put me at about $1,900 dollars, which would be great because I also want to purchase Microsoft programs for the computer, and photoshop later on. I'm just not sure which is better to upgrade. I want a good machine because I will be keeping it for many years. I will be using it for:
-Photoshop
-Writing newsletters
-Editing websites
-Listening to music/Watching movies
-Some very light gaming; things like SIMs and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory on the weekends
-Chatting; AIM, Skype, email, etc (multiple windows open)
I understand there is also a quad-core i5 iMac, but it starts out at 2 grand which would automatically meet my budget and would leave no room for upgrading the above options. But is that an altogether better option, sans upgrades?
Thank you for ANY help!!!! Please respond quickly as I'd like to buy this today.
I've decided to buy a new iMac because I am starting a work from home job next week. My budget is 2 grand...and I have chosen the:
iMac
27-inch: 3.2GHz
3.2GHz Intel Core i3
While purchasing, I would like to upgrade it to an i5, as well as upgrade one other component and within my 2,000 dollar budget. My options are:
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x2GB (From 4GB)
or
ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB GDDR5 SDRAM (From 512)
or
2TB Serial ATA Drive (From 1TB)
Choosing one of those upgrades would put me at about $1,900 dollars, which would be great because I also want to purchase Microsoft programs for the computer, and photoshop later on. I'm just not sure which is better to upgrade. I want a good machine because I will be keeping it for many years. I will be using it for:
-Photoshop
-Writing newsletters
-Editing websites
-Listening to music/Watching movies
-Some very light gaming; things like SIMs and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory on the weekends
-Chatting; AIM, Skype, email, etc (multiple windows open)
I understand there is also a quad-core i5 iMac, but it starts out at 2 grand which would automatically meet my budget and would leave no room for upgrading the above options. But is that an altogether better option, sans upgrades?
Thank you for ANY help!!!! Please respond quickly as I'd like to buy this today.