Opinion on this build for Photoshop/Lightroom

[Ann_C]

Hi All,

I'm looking to replace my PC with something much faster and super quiet. I found a build on PC Part Picker and wanted to know if there's anything different that I should consider.
I should add that I know very little about building a computer (or about computers in general) and have been reading this forum for ideas and to compare parts. This build looks good to me but I just want to make sure before I commit. Cost is not really an issue.
Also, I have a monitor but I'm open to suggestions for a replacement.
A little about my PC usage: I'm a hobbyist photographer and I'm always running Photoshop and Lightroom at the same time, and like to have a ton of Google Chrome tabs open 😀

Here's the build: http://

Thanks so much for the help!
-Ann

 

[USAFRet]

Why the two 128GB SSD's?
Not sure what is special about that particular HDD, but $190 for a 1TB drive is a lot.

 

[Ann_C]

Why the two 128GB SSD's?
Not sure what is special about that particular HDD, but $190 for a 1TB drive is a lot.

The person that created this build is a graphics designer, and he says in this article http:// that more than one hard drive is better for performance. I'm not a professional so it may not be necessary for me to have two drives, but I'm tired of slow computers so if having two drives makes a big difference over just one, then I'll get two.

 

[USAFRet]

Why the two 128GB SSD's?
Not sure what is special about that particular HDD, but $190 for a 1TB drive is a lot.

The person that created this build is a graphics designer, and he says in this article http:// that more than one hard drive is better for performance. I'm not a professional so it may not be necessary for me to have two drives, but I'm tired of slow computers so if having two drives makes a big difference over just one, then I'll get two.

OK, yes. I do a lot of the same stuff as you (Lightroom, etc), and also have 2 SSD's. I was just wondering if someone had talked you into a RAID 0 for those (DO NOT DO THAT).

SSD 1 = OS and applications.
SSD 2 = working files.
HDD = final resting place for files, and all the stuff that doesn't need the SSD speed.

Still, wondering about that HDD cost.

 

[Ann_C]

Why the two 128GB SSD's?
Not sure what is special about that particular HDD, but $190 for a 1TB drive is a lot.

The person that created this build is a graphics designer, and he says in this article http:// that more than one hard drive is better for performance. I'm not a professional so it may not be necessary for me to have two drives, but I'm tired of slow computers so if having two drives makes a big difference over just one, then I'll get two.

OK, yes. I do a lot of the same stuff as you (Lightroom, etc), and also have 2 SSD's. I was just wondering if someone had talked you into a RAID 0 for those (DO NOT DO THAT).

SSD 1 = OS and applications.
SSD 2 = working files.
HDD = final resting place for files, and all the stuff that doesn't need the SSD speed.

Still, wondering about that HDD cost.

Ok, thanks.
Does everything else look ok? I want to make sure the cooler I get is super quiet. My current PC is pretty noisy and it drives me crazy.

 

[USAFRet]

I'm not seeing any glaring faults. (Aside from that very expensive 1TB HDD)

 

[hclarkx]

Why the two 128GB SSD's?
Not sure what is special about that particular HDD, but $190 for a 1TB drive is a lot.

The two SSD's is not a bad idea, especially if you buy at the $/GB sweet spot, i.e., where two SSDs cost less than a single larger one. But, the two-drive plan described came about with HDDs. Two HDD heads moving around is a lot quicker than waiting for one head to get to the application bits or data that you want to read or write. But, SSDs don't have heads and are so quick that the benefit of two drives over one is negligible or at least so small that it's likely not detectable even in a side-by-side comparison.

 

[USAFRet]

Why the two 128GB SSD's?
Not sure what is special about that particular HDD, but $190 for a 1TB drive is a lot.

The two SSD's is not a bad idea, especially if you buy at the $/GB sweet spot, i.e., where two SSDs cost less than a single larger one. But, the two-drive plan described came about with HDDs. Two HDD heads moving around is a lot quicker than waiting for one head to get to the application bits or data that you want to read or write. But, SSDs don't have heads and are so quick that the benefit of two drives over one is negligible or at least so small that it's likely not detectable even in a side-by-side comparison.

Seeing as this is a year old thread, and that I too have multiple SSD's, and was just trying to determine why the OP was going with 2 x SSD's....I'm unsure of what value your comment brings.
No real speed benefit, but significant drive space management benefit.