Recent content by twp

Well, I should have more RAM in my mailbox and I'll try to crank up the OC on the CPU and hopefully LR performance will improve. If not, I'll be back for help with a more fun re-build. :) Thanks for your help.

light room takes a little bit to load RAW image files, to apply edits, to import/export, etc. Since I built my current setup two years ago with gaming in mind, I figured a new build optimized for light room would work better for what I'm using it for now. At least that was my thinking. Also...

I understand the new cooler if it's better than what I have, and I assume the one you suggest is, if I'm going to overclock for better photo editing performance. But can you explain why you suggest all new RAM instead of just getting another set of the ones I already have? Is it just because...

Sounds like the real answer is maybe I should just add 8GB of RAM and overclock my current machine.

Meaning 4 cores is sufficient and no need to max out on cores/RAM/MB? I was reading that LGA2011 MBs would help significantly with photo rendering. Is that not true?

Looks like you went with the 4790 because I wanted the super-small case. If I was willing to take a slightly larger case, would it make more sense to go with the initial poster's suggestion of the 59xx? Would something like this be better/more balanced? PCPartPicker part list / Price...

I have a large NAS so space isn't a huge issue. Does that CPU work in a small form factor?

I am a hobbyist photographer. I built a huge gaming machine for my first build, which was fun and has performed well. But as my photography has gotten a bit more complex and I'm looking to do more with Lightroom and potentially Photoshop, I'm considering building a new machine. Here is my...

Yes, that's perfect, thank you! Seems like a waste of a USB3.0 header, but I guess there's no way around that. I probably should have gotten a USB3.0 card reader instead of a 2.0 card reader but I didnt even realize the card readers used USB. You live, you learn, I guess. Dont feel like...

How do you connect more than 2 USB 2.0 devices on a Z77X-UD5H? I know you are supposed to be able to connect at least 6 USB 2.0 devices but I only see 2 headers on the mobo? I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here. Any help appreciated. If it matters, I'm using a 600T and connected the...

And if you plug a different monitor into your computer it works? Sounds like you need a new monitor.

This is almost exactly the same build I just ordered. I went with 7970 instead of 670 and only ordered one for now but might get a second if performance isnt good across all of my monitors. Also have a small desk. I'm getting a three monitor stand and three nice monitors. I think on a stand the...