Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: Within the next 6-8 weeks
Budget Range: Looking to stay right around $1,800-2,000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Extensive photo editing in Adobe Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6, web surfing and email.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com
Country: US
Parts Preferences: i7 processor, SSD for OS and Adobe applications, full-size case with room for future expansion
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Not reallly sure what either is
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
Additional Comments: Will be installing Win7 Pro and 32GB of RAM.... I use two 2TB external HDs for storage of my images
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Here is a list of components that I have been looking at. Just want to make sure that they are sufficient for my needs, and that they'll all "play nice" together.
Thermaltake Overseer RX-I VN700M1W2N Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133194
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125383
OCZ Fatal1ty 750W Modular Gaming 80Plus Bronze Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341041
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD4500HLHX 450GB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136557
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9Q-32GXM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231569
GEAR HEAD 24x DVD Burner Black SATA Model 24XDVDINT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827269008
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Thanks for looking, and for any advice you may wish to toss my way
-Rich
Budget Range: Looking to stay right around $1,800-2,000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Extensive photo editing in Adobe Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6, web surfing and email.
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com
Country: US
Parts Preferences: i7 processor, SSD for OS and Adobe applications, full-size case with room for future expansion
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Not reallly sure what either is
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, 1920x1200)
Additional Comments: Will be installing Win7 Pro and 32GB of RAM.... I use two 2TB external HDs for storage of my images
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is a list of components that I have been looking at. Just want to make sure that they are sufficient for my needs, and that they'll all "play nice" together.
Thermaltake Overseer RX-I VN700M1W2N Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133194
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125383
OCZ Fatal1ty 750W Modular Gaming 80Plus Bronze Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341041
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD4500HLHX 450GB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136557
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9Q-32GXM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231569
GEAR HEAD 24x DVD Burner Black SATA Model 24XDVDINT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827269008
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Thanks for looking, and for any advice you may wish to toss my way
-Rich