- Aug 24, 2010
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Hello everyone. I don't need advice on a whole build, I would like just a little bit of personal advice on a CPU and a GPU.
I will not include all specs of my system, since I have built before and can do (am doing) the research. But, I need to start with a CPU/GPU first and then build out from there. It's difficult to determine from these various threads what a good all-around choice really is.
Purchase Date: This week/next week.
Budget: Between $2-300 for CPU; same for GPU
System Usage: Adobe Creative Suite, usually PS, AI, and INDD all at the same time. ArcGIS/ArcMap...while running AI or INDD. WoW at full settings.
Parts not required: Everything else I can figure out on my own.
Preferred website: Newegg.
Country: USA.
Parts Preferences: Intel vs AMD; ATI vs Nvidia. Prefer Sapphire ATI cards.
Overclocking: Yes.
SLI/Crossfire: No. I don't think I need it or want the extra heat.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Tentative Chosen CPU: Intel Core i7-870. Why? Because all the testing I've looked at has the Lynnfield core giving excellent benchmarks for multi-tasking and CPU-intensive programs, ESPECIALLY for programs that don't support multiple threads. I worry about getting the Phenom II X6 that it will lag in some applications that just can't handle or use 6 cores.
OTOH, it looks like if I ever want to upgrade this 1156 chip in a few years, I'm SOL. Keep in mind that my current (!) system is an old Athlon 64 Socket 754...from 2004, which actually does run CS3 (not CS5). So longevity technically isn't a terrible issue since whatever I get I'll just wear into the ground until it dies.
Tentative chosen GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon 5850. It seems that people have said nVidia cards are better for Adobe products. But I've read that the nVidia cards are power-hungry loud hot monsters. Keeping things cool without water-cooling is my objective. Will I be screwed if I go with the ATI card for graphics editing purposes?
Thanks in advance.
I will not include all specs of my system, since I have built before and can do (am doing) the research. But, I need to start with a CPU/GPU first and then build out from there. It's difficult to determine from these various threads what a good all-around choice really is.
Purchase Date: This week/next week.
Budget: Between $2-300 for CPU; same for GPU
System Usage: Adobe Creative Suite, usually PS, AI, and INDD all at the same time. ArcGIS/ArcMap...while running AI or INDD. WoW at full settings.
Parts not required: Everything else I can figure out on my own.
Preferred website: Newegg.
Country: USA.
Parts Preferences: Intel vs AMD; ATI vs Nvidia. Prefer Sapphire ATI cards.
Overclocking: Yes.
SLI/Crossfire: No. I don't think I need it or want the extra heat.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Tentative Chosen CPU: Intel Core i7-870. Why? Because all the testing I've looked at has the Lynnfield core giving excellent benchmarks for multi-tasking and CPU-intensive programs, ESPECIALLY for programs that don't support multiple threads. I worry about getting the Phenom II X6 that it will lag in some applications that just can't handle or use 6 cores.
OTOH, it looks like if I ever want to upgrade this 1156 chip in a few years, I'm SOL. Keep in mind that my current (!) system is an old Athlon 64 Socket 754...from 2004, which actually does run CS3 (not CS5). So longevity technically isn't a terrible issue since whatever I get I'll just wear into the ground until it dies.
Tentative chosen GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon 5850. It seems that people have said nVidia cards are better for Adobe products. But I've read that the nVidia cards are power-hungry loud hot monsters. Keeping things cool without water-cooling is my objective. Will I be screwed if I go with the ATI card for graphics editing purposes?
Thanks in advance.
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