CPU/Mobo AMD or Intel Platform change

sumchamp

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Recently my M4A78-EM motherboard gone kaput and i was in search for a cheap motherboard to support my Phenom II 955BE processor.

I bought 8GB single DDR3 ram rather than continuing with DDR2 setup. My main usage is Lightroom editing, Photoshop and general internet browsing. Should i continue with this setup or to upgrade to much more expensive Haswell combo. Please pour in your suggestions.
 
You can pick up a decent Socket AM3 board for ~4k like the Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 (if you're not overclocking much).

An i5 Haswell combo in comparison will cost you close to 20k. But it will also nearly double your performance.
 
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