Hello everyone,
I'm trying to put together a system mainly for digital painting in photoshop. I'd also like to preserve expandability for moderate to heavy video editing in the near-future, and would prefer to keep the form factor small and mobile.
I'm unsure about overclocking. If yes, I would go with the i5-3570K and ASUS P8Z77-M PRO, a cpu-cooler and maybe an additional fan for the case. Otherwise I would stay with the standard i5-3570 and the H-version of the motherboard. What do you guys think?
My list, so far:
- CPU : Core i5 I5-3570K 6 MB.
- Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-M PRO (micro-ATX).
- HDD : WD Red WD20EFRX 2 TB and Kingston SSDNow V200 64 GB for OS.
- RAM : Kingston HyperX blu Red Series 2 x 8 GB.
- GPU : none, but will probably add an NVIDIA card later, maybe a GTX 570 or a small Quadro.
- Case : Silverstone Temjin TJ08-E.
- PSU : XFX Core Edition PRO650W.
- CPU cooling : Intel stock or Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo.
- OS : Win 8 Pro OEM / Linux
It adds up to about $800, based newegg.com prices. Being in Europe I'd need to pay slightly more than $900.
The PSU wattage is an open question. Assuming I will eventually have 3 HDDs, a GPU and an overclocked CPU, most web-calculators tell me I need about 650-700W.
I'd greatly your appreciate your input as I don't have a much experience building systems. Do I have the wrong parts, does anything stand out as overkill or am I cutting corners in the wrong places?
Look forward to hearing your suggestions!
Tom