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<blockquote data-quote="James" data-source="post: 75026" data-attributes="member: 7582"><p>Don't know what you consider a "major speed difference", but i would not consider it "major" between the 2.0 and the 2.5...something on the order of maybe 10 to 15 percent i think it is. Of course, every little bit helps, but if the 500 difference in price makes a big difference to you i would go with the 2.0.</p><p></p><p>I would rather work with the top of the line than the next down, but many times the price difference means extra goodies, and you are certainly going to want to upgrade the ram to at least 1 gig and maybe 2. The price difference will pay for this easy.</p><p></p><p>You will probably be upgraiding the video cards too and hard drives. The sata drives should be fast enough for your needs, but you will probably want to put in a second 200-250 gig drive for your graphic files.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James, post: 75026, member: 7582"] Don't know what you consider a "major speed difference", but i would not consider it "major" between the 2.0 and the 2.5...something on the order of maybe 10 to 15 percent i think it is. Of course, every little bit helps, but if the 500 difference in price makes a big difference to you i would go with the 2.0. I would rather work with the top of the line than the next down, but many times the price difference means extra goodies, and you are certainly going to want to upgrade the ram to at least 1 gig and maybe 2. The price difference will pay for this easy. You will probably be upgraiding the video cards too and hard drives. The sata drives should be fast enough for your needs, but you will probably want to put in a second 200-250 gig drive for your graphic files. [/QUOTE]
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