Hi, I would love the communities thoughts about this build:
I'm in the process of building a new computer for my girlfriends job, with the following principles:
1. She will use it for Adobe Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6 and Illustrator CS6.
2. She will NOT use it for video rendering.
3. She will NOT use for gaming.
4. Her only knowledge about hardware is that "Macbooks look good" so I'm thinking that it has to be really silent and look rather distinguished (i.e. no flashing lights etc).
5. The budget is rather flexible would the absolute maximum would be $20000.
She's already got an Samsung 27" SyncMaster SB970D as a monitor so there's no need for a new one.
I find the absolute hardest part being deciding between AMD/Intel on the CPU part, and AMD/nVidia on the graphics part. It seems, correct me if I'm wrong, that AMD uses OpenGL/CL in a way that for the moment would be an advantage over nVidia but I'm even less certain when it comes to the CPU. Advice appreciated!
So here's my thought and suggestions:
Case:
Fractal Design Define R4 :: $135
PSU:
Seasonic x850 850W :: $290
Fans:
Something from Fractal Design or Scythe. As a CPU fan maybe the Noctua NH-U9DX for $96
System HD:
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC128 128GB :: $128
Scratchdisk for Adobe programs:
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC064 64GB :: $92 (Or maybe switch the system and the scratch disk)
General HD:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 64MB 2TB :: $223
CPU:
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 3,6GHz Socket AM3+ :: $230
Motherboard:
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z :: $323
Graphics card:
Some Radeon 7970, not quite sure yet, possibly ASUS. :: Approx $540
RAM:
G.Skill TridentX DDR3 PC19200/2400MHz CL10 2x8GB
So, what should I change? Gladly anticipating the verdict from the forum!
Regards
Johan
I'm in the process of building a new computer for my girlfriends job, with the following principles:
1. She will use it for Adobe Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6 and Illustrator CS6.
2. She will NOT use it for video rendering.
3. She will NOT use for gaming.
4. Her only knowledge about hardware is that "Macbooks look good" so I'm thinking that it has to be really silent and look rather distinguished (i.e. no flashing lights etc).
5. The budget is rather flexible would the absolute maximum would be $20000.
She's already got an Samsung 27" SyncMaster SB970D as a monitor so there's no need for a new one.
I find the absolute hardest part being deciding between AMD/Intel on the CPU part, and AMD/nVidia on the graphics part. It seems, correct me if I'm wrong, that AMD uses OpenGL/CL in a way that for the moment would be an advantage over nVidia but I'm even less certain when it comes to the CPU. Advice appreciated!
So here's my thought and suggestions:
Case:
Fractal Design Define R4 :: $135
PSU:
Seasonic x850 850W :: $290
Fans:
Something from Fractal Design or Scythe. As a CPU fan maybe the Noctua NH-U9DX for $96
System HD:
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC128 128GB :: $128
Scratchdisk for Adobe programs:
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC064 64GB :: $92 (Or maybe switch the system and the scratch disk)
General HD:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 64MB 2TB :: $223
CPU:
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 3,6GHz Socket AM3+ :: $230
Motherboard:
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z :: $323
Graphics card:
Some Radeon 7970, not quite sure yet, possibly ASUS. :: Approx $540
RAM:
G.Skill TridentX DDR3 PC19200/2400MHz CL10 2x8GB
So, what should I change? Gladly anticipating the verdict from the forum!
Regards
Johan