Hi,
I am looking to build a new maching that will be used almost exclusively for photo editing, primarily Adobe CS5 as well as various plugs in from NIK and Topaz. Here is what I have put together:
1. Case: Antec Performance One Series P183 V3 Black $109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129174
2. PSU: Antec TruePower New TP-550 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 $89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371020
3. MB: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $149 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512 or MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130574 $159
4. CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K $214 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
5. Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231315
6. O/S HD: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB $109 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
7. Data HD 3 X HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 (0f12115) 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473 3X$149
8. DVD Burner: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335 $25.99
9. O/S = Windows 7 64 Home Premium $99 / or Windows 7 64 Professional $139.
10. GPU: SAPPHIRE 100289VGAL Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102930
A few thoughts:
1. Would like a MB that will allow me to connect 8 devices via internal SATA. I would like the system to be able to handle as many internal HD as possible.
2. Would like the machine to be quiet which is why I picked the Antec Case and the PWM power supply.
3. Will most likely not overclock.
4. May spend the extra $30 on the Windows Prof so that in the future, if economical I can bump the memory up to 32 gb.
5. Excluding the 3 data Hard drives, I am at about $1,000 for the system which is about what I would like to spend.
Thank you in advance for your advice and suggestions!!!!
I am looking to build a new maching that will be used almost exclusively for photo editing, primarily Adobe CS5 as well as various plugs in from NIK and Topaz. Here is what I have put together:
1. Case: Antec Performance One Series P183 V3 Black $109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129174
2. PSU: Antec TruePower New TP-550 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 $89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371020
3. MB: GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $149 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512 or MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130574 $159
4. CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K $214 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
5. Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231315
6. O/S HD: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB $109 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
7. Data HD 3 X HITACHI Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 (0f12115) 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473 3X$149
8. DVD Burner: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335 $25.99
9. O/S = Windows 7 64 Home Premium $99 / or Windows 7 64 Professional $139.
10. GPU: SAPPHIRE 100289VGAL Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102930
A few thoughts:
1. Would like a MB that will allow me to connect 8 devices via internal SATA. I would like the system to be able to handle as many internal HD as possible.
2. Would like the machine to be quiet which is why I picked the Antec Case and the PWM power supply.
3. Will most likely not overclock.
4. May spend the extra $30 on the Windows Prof so that in the future, if economical I can bump the memory up to 32 gb.
5. Excluding the 3 data Hard drives, I am at about $1,000 for the system which is about what I would like to spend.
Thank you in advance for your advice and suggestions!!!!