mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 Thanks for all the replies, ive now decieded on the following system: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail Corsair XMS3 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M4A1600C9) Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard Intel X25-M Mainstream 80GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (SSDSA2MH080G2C1) 2 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) Asus GeForce GT 220 1024MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card im going use the SSD on its own for the OS - but will add a another SSD and use raid 1 later on the two SATA drives will also be raid 1 - to be used for strorage of RAWS's and JPEGS all i need now is an affordable case and decent PSU
danrhodes Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 EEEK don't get a GT 220 they arent very good and as Photochop can use the processing power of your GPU then its also worth upgrading that as well! I run a pair of GeForce GTX 260 D 1
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 EEEK don't get a GT 220 they arent very good and as Photochop can use the processing power of your GPU then its also worth upgrading that as well! I run a pair of GeForce GTX 260 D damn that's gonna be expensive- too expensive to be honest
danrhodes Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) You dont have to get the 260's look at the 240's or 250's. They are good cards, theres a GT 240 that comes with rather fast GDDR5, that would be ok! http://www.ebuyer.com/product/188991 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/220308 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161967 D Edited June 10, 2010 by danrhodes 1
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 what about one of these Club 3D GeForce GT 240 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [CGNX-G242WI] Graphics and Video XFX ATI Radeon HD 5570 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card [] Graphics and Video
RinSewand Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 I'd suggest the corsair range of PSU's, something in a 550 / 600 watt flavour would be ideal. Case is down to personal preference, I'm awaiting delivery of a Coolermaster CM690 II today, best I could find in the sub-£100 range. RwD 1
broc Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) For run of the mill stuff Photoshop is not as demanding on GPU power as it is on CPU & memory. Current versions do not exploit dual GPU. You may find these useful.... Graphics Acceleration (GPU) support in Adobe Creative Suite 4 applications GPU and OpenGL Support in Photoshop CS5 and CS4 Edited June 10, 2010 by broc 1
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 I'd suggest the corsair range of PSU's, something in a 550 / 600 watt flavour would be ideal. Case is down to personal preference, I'm awaiting delivery of a Coolermaster CM690 II today, best I could find in the sub-£100 range. RwD Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK) [CMPSU-550VXUK] Power Supplies Corsair
danrhodes Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 what about one of these Club 3D GeForce GT 240 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [CGNX-G242WI] Graphics and Video This would be alot better than the GT 220 you mentioned before. As said above the case is personal preference, personally I have a large black boring case, but quite a few fans for good airflow. My PSU is a 1KW Corsair they rock! 1
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 Thanks Danrhodes, i think i have a decent spec rig now
danrhodes Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 Yeah I think you should be ok with that rig, how much is the final total? D
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 Yeah I think you should be ok with that rig, how much is the final total? D £1,046.89 - but still need a case and a few bits and bobs i reckon £1200 will be the final cost - double my budget. thankfully ive already pruchased a 24" Monitor
danrhodes Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) Oh well, better than spending £600 and then another £1200 6 months down the line as the pc no longer supports what you want it to, its always better to future proof things, computers, screens and holes in walls for network cables! D Edited June 10, 2010 by danrhodes
RinSewand Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 Yeayh - that's along the lines I was thinking of for the PSU - budgets gone up, but Dan's right. And it'll be searingly quick!
danrhodes Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 When I built my rig I had the same quandry, build a PC that is current tech for a decent price, or go all out and build a rig that will last me for a good few years, I chose the latter!
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) When I built my rig I had the same quandry, build a PC that is current tech for a decent price, or go all out and build a rig that will last me for a good few years, I chose the latter! Well the wife is doing very well with the Photogrpahy busniess so its a worthy investment. Edited June 10, 2010 by mtdmitchell
danrhodes Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 A worth investment then, does she have a website I can see some images on?
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 A worth investment then, does she have a website I can see some images on? see below: havent updated the galleries for a while - its on my list! Wedding photographer,Studio Photographer,Boudoir Photographer,Birmingham
danrhodes Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 see below: havent updated the galleries for a while - its on my list! Wedding photographer,Studio Photographer,Boudoir Photographer,Birmingham Some excellent shots, she has a real eye for a good photo, what camera is she shooting with, canon I hope :-)
Busybub Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 all i need now is an affordable case and decent PSU Personally I swear by FSP and Seasonic PSUs. Read an interesting article a while back in Custom PC which tested 20 different PSUs from different manufacturers, these came out on top for reliability (actually delivering stated power), and efficiency (80%+) - helps when they are actual PSU manufacturers rather than rebadge jobbies which case manufacturer PSUs probably are. 1
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 Some excellent shots, she has a real eye for a good photo, what camera is she shooting with, canon I hope :-) She uses a Sony A500 at the moment - only a mid range camera but shes comfatable with it.
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 Personally I swear by FSP and Seasonic PSUs. Read an interesting article a while back in Custom PC which tested 20 different PSUs from different manufacturers, these came out on top for reliability (actually delivering stated power), and efficiency (80%+) - helps when they are actual PSU manufacturers rather than rebadge jobbies which case manufacturer PSUs probably are. thanks i will look into that
mtdmitchell Posted June 10, 2010 Author Posted June 10, 2010 Don't forget to budget for the newly released Lightroom 3. Yes one step at a time, all this is eating into my World cup boozing funds
Arthur Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) Personally I swear by FSP and Seasonic PSUs. Seasonic PSUs are fantastic, as are Corsair's who often re-brand Seasonic and CWT PSUs. The best PSUs at the moment are Seasonic's 90% efficient X-Series range (X-650 & X-750). It's semi-passive design means it completely silent most of the time and when it does need to spin up the fan it is extremely quiet. SPCRs review is well worth a read. Edited June 10, 2010 by Arthur
Arthur Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 Yes one step at a time, all this is eating into my World cup boozing funds Don't show her this article regarding LightRoom 3. http://thomashawk.com/2010/06/adobe-lightroom-3-i-feel-the-need-for-speed-oh-and-the-most-significant-advancement-in-photo-noise-reduction-i-have-ever-seen.html
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