Approximate Purchase Date: Buy before 25 March 2012
Budget Range: Currently near $1,500 (would love suggestions to bring it down to $1,000)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, storage, Home Theater,
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: No
Here's what I've pieced together:
Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 $299.99
ASUS P8H67-V (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX $109.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) $234.99
HIS H679F1GD Radeon HD 6790 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready $129.99
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC064B/WW 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $104.99
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $399.98
My thoughts were to invest now in a capable system that would persist in performance for years.
I was unsure if I should use the H67 chipset versus the Z68?
I'd like to use a separate graphics card to ensure HD playback, large photo editing with multiple layers in Photoshop, and the potential for video editing, so I'm looking for a good recommendation on this.
I maxed out on RAM; unsure if I'll need it all or would 16GB satisfy?
SSD for OS (Win 7 64 bit) and software
Raid 1 (or 5?) with multiple HDD for storage and redundancy. Should I use a separate SATA raid card?
I've got two 2TB drives selected, but I also have a WorldBook II NAS storage of 2TB in Raid 1 that I would continue to use.
Also, I'd like a recommendation for an efficient PSU (est 750W, maybe 650W) and ATX case with room for 2 disc drives (DVD + Blu-Ray) and front USB 3.0.
Lastly, this seems to come in around $1,500 but I'd like to pare that down to ~$1,000. I love the idea of SSD for nimble software response while editing, just unsure about the Raid setup, GPU, and PSU. Thanks! -Clint
Budget Range: Currently near $1,500 (would love suggestions to bring it down to $1,000)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, storage, Home Theater,
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: No
Here's what I've pieced together:
Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 $299.99
ASUS P8H67-V (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX $109.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) $234.99
HIS H679F1GD Radeon HD 6790 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready $129.99
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC064B/WW 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $104.99
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $399.98
My thoughts were to invest now in a capable system that would persist in performance for years.
I was unsure if I should use the H67 chipset versus the Z68?
I'd like to use a separate graphics card to ensure HD playback, large photo editing with multiple layers in Photoshop, and the potential for video editing, so I'm looking for a good recommendation on this.
I maxed out on RAM; unsure if I'll need it all or would 16GB satisfy?
SSD for OS (Win 7 64 bit) and software
Raid 1 (or 5?) with multiple HDD for storage and redundancy. Should I use a separate SATA raid card?
I've got two 2TB drives selected, but I also have a WorldBook II NAS storage of 2TB in Raid 1 that I would continue to use.
Also, I'd like a recommendation for an efficient PSU (est 750W, maybe 650W) and ATX case with room for 2 disc drives (DVD + Blu-Ray) and front USB 3.0.
Lastly, this seems to come in around $1,500 but I'd like to pare that down to ~$1,000. I love the idea of SSD for nimble software response while editing, just unsure about the Raid setup, GPU, and PSU. Thanks! -Clint
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