Benchmark Results: Productivity
Photoshop CS4 is fairly well-optimized for quad-core CPUs, providing proof-of-concept for anyone who prefers to buy at least a mid-priced machine. The relatively small performance difference between $1,250 and $2,500 machines will definitely skew the value scale.
Though the test time is much shorter, 3ds Max shows a very similar performance scale to the one seen in Photoshop, again putting some value into the $1,250 build’s quad-core processor.
AVG virus scans show remarkably close performance between the two top builds, while the cheaper machine falls far behind.
Both WinZip and WinRAR put big value on the $650 machine’s low-cost dual-core.
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Yet another tomshardware.co.uk article that looked interesting but used foreign prices
REMEMBER, WE USE POUNDS IN THIS COUNTRY!
I'm using a 150GB Velociraptor as my system drive, maybe 2 in a RAID 0 if I'm feeling flush - that's all the loading speed I need. My impatience comes from waiting for encoding to finish, not the length of time Ravenholm takes to load, so it's core performance when doing something that matters to me.
SSD for my Adobe scratch disks are an entirely different matter, but these builds have gaming as their priority so such enhancements wouldn't be reflected on value here anyway.
god, could people whine more about the currency choice on a web page, how hard is it to go to xe.com and do a quick conversion. you could even do a basic conversion in your head. Wow...
although I agree seamusmac, the complaint really is the shit delivery of Toms content since Bestofmedia took over and their inability (or not bothering) to properly target content based on geographic location. It's not quite as easy as a simple xe.com conversion because we get stiffed on so much tax over here.
That being said, to call the US Dollar "foreign" and to capitalise "we use pounds" does kinda scream old english xenophobe...
well I am not using the US Dollar either, but really i don't feel the need to bitch about it. These are basic prices to get an idea of what you can get for around x amount. The breakdown on this sight would be a pain in the ass if they converted the cost for each of the geographical regions it covers. Also its a free service for people to use, if I was paying for this then maybe I would be more concerned.
i live in the uk. the page is originally american so they spent $650 on the rig. that's X pounds now. and Y pounds next week or maybe tomorrow, but the point is that it's changing!
Suprising how close the performance actually is..you get a lot of bang for your buck. I wouldn't mind seeing an Athlon II x4 thrown into the mix, either
Yet another tomshardware.co.uk article that looked interesting but used foreign pricesREMEMBER, WE USE POUNDS IN THIS COUNTRY!
I can get the CPU's and memory at really decent prices here in the UK, but the grafix cards..boy, do we get hammered. I saw an nVidia 9800 card in the states, and after the discount + mail-in rebate it was a fraction of what is charged here in the UK.
Looks like globalisation didn't stop at our station..or at least, it only applies to working longer for less, not actually paying less for the same products the American's get much cheaper. I don't resent them for it - good luck to them I say, just that it gets me sometimes especially with this kind of hardware..and games consoles..and fuel..and heating..and house ownership etc, etc..
The kind of cards people get in these tests would be out of many a price range here in the UK, even if the buyer shopped around. It pisses me off.
Why use the phenomII 550?Surely the sub £100 athlon X 4 620 OC'D makes for a fantastic budget price vs performance all rounder. I would only go for the 550 if i can gurentee a sucessful unlock and get a nice OC on top of that or im building for someone who is afraid to oc without bumping the multiplier.
I agree with people about the prices, As this is a uk site!
But I do understand that its a little work for someone to give GBP too.
Overall I was amzed how cheap you can build at now days
I agree with people about the prices, As this is a uk site!
But I do understand that its a little work for someone to give GBP too.
Overall I was amzed how cheap you can build at now days
Great article... was wondering if a similar laptop-related article is available?