New computer?

[beamer]

Hello everyone.

I'm in the market for a new computer as have recently been getting more into image manipulation and design. Unfortunately my current machine isn't up to the job.

Has anyone come across any good deals recently for a reasonably beefy machine capable of this kind of work?

I'm on a pretty limited budget (up to about �500), and wouldn't mind playing the odd game as well.

If anyone can point me in the right direction, or help me refine my search i'd be very grateful.

Thanks guys!

[Gromit]

Take a look at this...

http://www.apple.com/uk/macmini/

[Gromit]

But don't buy now, because this product is about to be upgraded.

[dodgyshirt]

With a 32mb onboard graphics chip,that looks to be the last one you should consider buying.

Go to a local shop who will build one to the exact specs that you need.

Alternatively buy from somewhere like this who make a wide range with varying specs.

[beamer]

sorry, should have added i'm a pc kind of person.

[mattie]

I spent �500 upgrading my PC recently, I kept my dvd rewriter, and hard drives, and bought a top of the range Asus sli board, 2gb ram, good quality PCI express card, 650Watt dual rail PSU, a new case and a P4 3.0GHZ HT CPU and Windows XP PRO.

All this for �500 with plenty of upgrade potential - I can add more ram, sata hard drives, faster CPU, better graphics cards, and have two if I choose etc.