Gentlemen?
I realized after writing that this is a response to a post of 2012. Rather than delete, since Adobe CS is still current, it may give someone some ideas >
In my view, the best system for Adobe CS will use an LGA2011 CPU, which has double the bandwidth of the quad core i7's, offers more memory and almost double the PCIe lanes. If there is not a lot of large rendering, a quad core with a higher clock speed is sufficient. The Xeon E5-1620 V2 has a high clock speed and overall, very good cost /performance ratio. Also, to allow 10-bit color and error correction, a Xeon > ECC RAM > Quadro (Adobe CS is CUDA accelerated) has advantages in precision, and future expandability. The graphics card does not have to be a screamer in 3D, but have 2GB memory and error correction to prevent artifacts accurate shadows, fluids, reflections, particles, and etc. The following has an option for an ASUS X79 motherboard- very high quality and very fast or a somewhat less expensive ASRock. Note that there is a 250GB SSD for OS .applications and scratch disk, and a separate 2TB mech'l drive for storage, archive, and system image. On my system I have an 8GB partition on the SSD for my active working files that I then move to a 1TB mech'l drive when finished. Windows 7 Professional is included in the total.
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1. Intel Xeon Quad-Core Processor E5-1620 v2 3.7GHz 0GT/s 10MB LGA 2011 CPU, OEM> $295 (Superbiz) (Passmark CPU score= 9199, rank = No. 38)
2. CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 Quiet Edition Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm > $60
3. ASUS P9X79 WS LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 SSI CEB Intel Motherboard > $380
3A. OPT'L > ASRock X79 Extreme3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $199.99
4. 16GB (2X 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ECC Unbuffered Server Memory >about $150. (Check motherboard compatibility list)
5. NVIDIA Quadro K2000 VCQK2000-PB 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card $420.
6. SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) > $160
7. Western Digital Black WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200RPM SATA3/SATA 6.0 GB/s 64MB Hard Drive (3.5 inch) ) > $156
8. SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC F3) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $120.
9. LIAN LI PC-7HX Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $100.
10 ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM $17.
11. Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM $140
TOTAL = $1,998
TOTAL = $1,817 with ASrock MB
Cheers,
BambiBoom