17" iMac Processor Upgrade worth it?

[Aeon]

Hey guys;

I'm thinking of buying a 17" iMac in the next few days and I was wondering if the processor upgrade from 2ghz to 2.16ghz for $144AUD ($115US) was worth it?

While I'm upgrading the hard drive to 250GB as well as the RAM to 2gb (is it just me or the upgrade price to 3gb is fubar?) I thought the processor *might* be worth it. I'm planning to use it for general web surfing, videos and playing the occasional game.

Any ideas?

 

[furious]

Buy the best computer you can afford now.

Me I would say it is worth it.

 

[GlynJones]

I'd stick with the stock 2.0 as you wouldn't notice the slight increase in speed.

With the money I'd consider upgrading the drive to 500gig.

Just mt 2p worth.

 

[smartin684]

You wont notice the difference

Save your money, you wont notice the difference in speed. With the money you save, you could... well... save some money.

 

[Zwhaler]

I would stick with 2.0 if you need the money. But the 1.83 to 2.0 difference if much more substantial, because (unless I'm wrong) I think you get double the L2 cache.

 

[emac82]

Don't bother upgrading the processor..you won't notice really any difference.

Go with a bigger hard drive (like the 500GB) or keep the 250 upgrade...2GB is fine..3GB is way over priced...