My current system is an i5 3570K (unclocked), MSI Z77 motherboard with 32Gb RAM, Corsair HX750 PSU, MSI GTX 1070, a 1Tb Samsung SSD, 256Gb Sandisk SSD + 4 various sized other hard drives. These are in a Define R4 case.
I think I need to blow my system away - I've just bought a new large format printer, my USB ports seem very flakey (they're not recognising my colormunki screen calibrator), I think my print and screen profiles are all over the place, and I think I'd probably benefit from a clean system. I used to do this once a year or so, but haven't done it since I installed Windows 10. I'm going to have to find all of the OS and other software, which is going to be a bind.
As a result, now might be the time to upgrade.
I am a photographer, so using Photoshop / lightroom / other photography tools. I'll be doing a fair bit of large format printing. I may move into video or vlogging at some point, but know nothing about my requirements for that yet. I do some gaming too. I'm currently driving 3 fairly generic screens (2 x 22" Samsung and Acer, 1 x 27" Asus), all at 1920 x 1080 maximum, but again, I need to upgrade at least one of those screens for my photography. In fact screens are probably also on my list of requirements. Do I need 3? Possibly not - most of my work is on 2 of them - I tend to sit to one side of the desk, meaning the 3rd isn't used much at all. I've never really gamed on more than 1 monitor anyway, despite always thinking I might.
I think I'm looking in the i7 or i9 range (8700K, 9700K, 9900K - that sort of thing). What would you recommend?
I know I'm going to also need a new motherboard, RAM and a cooler - any recommendations there too? Beyond that I'm unsure if the components I have are going to be worth transferring? Am I going to need a new case for example? I do use the front USB posts (2 x USB3, 2 x USB2), but that seems very flaky - don't know if I've pulled connections out or broken wires trying to get them back in. I'm assuming my GTX 1070 will be fine, I'm assuming my PSU will be fine, and I'm assuming the newish 1tb SSD will run the OS, but I might be behind the times here - it's been a long long time since I paid enough attention to PC components?
I want a good system that will last me a long time. I actually don't feel like the current system is holding me up horribly, other than in rendering 100% image previews in lightroom.
Hope you can help and point me in the right direction!
I think I need to blow my system away - I've just bought a new large format printer, my USB ports seem very flakey (they're not recognising my colormunki screen calibrator), I think my print and screen profiles are all over the place, and I think I'd probably benefit from a clean system. I used to do this once a year or so, but haven't done it since I installed Windows 10. I'm going to have to find all of the OS and other software, which is going to be a bind.
As a result, now might be the time to upgrade.
I am a photographer, so using Photoshop / lightroom / other photography tools. I'll be doing a fair bit of large format printing. I may move into video or vlogging at some point, but know nothing about my requirements for that yet. I do some gaming too. I'm currently driving 3 fairly generic screens (2 x 22" Samsung and Acer, 1 x 27" Asus), all at 1920 x 1080 maximum, but again, I need to upgrade at least one of those screens for my photography. In fact screens are probably also on my list of requirements. Do I need 3? Possibly not - most of my work is on 2 of them - I tend to sit to one side of the desk, meaning the 3rd isn't used much at all. I've never really gamed on more than 1 monitor anyway, despite always thinking I might.
I think I'm looking in the i7 or i9 range (8700K, 9700K, 9900K - that sort of thing). What would you recommend?
I know I'm going to also need a new motherboard, RAM and a cooler - any recommendations there too? Beyond that I'm unsure if the components I have are going to be worth transferring? Am I going to need a new case for example? I do use the front USB posts (2 x USB3, 2 x USB2), but that seems very flaky - don't know if I've pulled connections out or broken wires trying to get them back in. I'm assuming my GTX 1070 will be fine, I'm assuming my PSU will be fine, and I'm assuming the newish 1tb SSD will run the OS, but I might be behind the times here - it's been a long long time since I paid enough attention to PC components?
I want a good system that will last me a long time. I actually don't feel like the current system is holding me up horribly, other than in rendering 100% image previews in lightroom.
Hope you can help and point me in the right direction!