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- i7-2600K OC @ 4.2Ghz
- Graphics
- RX 580
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I am saving to upgrade my aging 9600gt. It as been very stable so far. Runs great on normal task, and not bad for casual gaming.
The reason I am looking for an upgrade is not for gaming, but mainly for Video HD encoding. From time to time I game, but no hard core gaming.
I figure my i5-2500 could use the help. My budget is not great, possibly stay in the $100 ($150 tops)... but my goal is $100. Basically I constantly & regularly use iMovie11, FCPX, iPHoto, GImp and Parallels Desktop 6.
Is it worth upgrading, say to a Nvidias' gtx 460, 550?
Or ATIs' HD 6670, 6770?
Would I notice a difference in performance from the 9600GT???
Perhaps some can even give their insight on how easy/well to install and run osx 10.7.3 (Im running it now)??
Thanks in advance!
PS- Please leave your advice, experiences and whether I should upgrade or just keep using cause won't change much.
The reason I am looking for an upgrade is not for gaming, but mainly for Video HD encoding. From time to time I game, but no hard core gaming.
I figure my i5-2500 could use the help. My budget is not great, possibly stay in the $100 ($150 tops)... but my goal is $100. Basically I constantly & regularly use iMovie11, FCPX, iPHoto, GImp and Parallels Desktop 6.
Is it worth upgrading, say to a Nvidias' gtx 460, 550?
Or ATIs' HD 6670, 6770?
Would I notice a difference in performance from the 9600GT???
Perhaps some can even give their insight on how easy/well to install and run osx 10.7.3 (Im running it now)??
Thanks in advance!
PS- Please leave your advice, experiences and whether I should upgrade or just keep using cause won't change much.