Budget computer ~500

2048Megabytes said:
Overclocking isn't for beginners. Read a lot about it if you decide to try it. I doubt you can do it with Original Equipment Manufacturer (Dell) anyway. They don't allow the option in their BIOS.

Overclocking causes a system to run less stable and generally only boosts performance by about ten to twenty percent. If you do it wrong you can damage your system components.

I would seriously think about buying another power supply to replace the poor quality one Dell will likely give you.
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And even then, WILL you be able to replace the PSU? Dell uses a BTX as a standard for their computers. Last time I heard, $300 or so for a PSU that was 100W higher.
 
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ok ok hehe lets forget ocing...
lets just think the monitor cost me 200, so this core 2 quad/3gig ram computer cost me 480.. which i think is decent if not really well priced.

im sure itll last me years as i will be doing normal graphic design. the most strenuous thing will be a combination of Photoshop/lightroom/firefox/dreamweaver/flash at the same time

i dont think i need an i7 chip for that :) i would build one but my friend and I are working on a site and i need a decent computer to do my part.. it will generate money. and if it does ill build one after researching a lot.
 
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