- Aug 19, 2002
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1. What YOUR PC will be used for
Mostly Photoshop CS4 usage. Absolutely zero gaming.
2. What YOUR budget is
As close to $1000 as possible
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference
Intel, Western Digital...other then that, I'm open to anything
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
This will be built from new parts, and I have ordered only two so far:
- WD 'Green' 1TB hard drive
- Vista Home Premium 64-bit
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Darn near every single thread on this topic, including all of the gaming rigs. I am a veteran builder, but I've not built a machine solely for Photoshop usage
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default speeds
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Immediately
This machine will be used at work. I am 1/2 of the IT department, and my counterpart will be getting this machine. She will be using it for mainly Photoshop CS4, with a few other daily tasks thrown in. As I said above, this machine will NOT be used for gaming.
Here's what I've been thinking of putting together (I've had about 10 different builds in my cart at Newegg, but haven't been able to pull the trigger because something nags at me...I just want to be sure I'm getting the right hardware for PS):
WD 150GB Velociraptor for the OS/applications
WD 1TB for storage/scratch
8GB RAM minimum
Antec 900 case (for the airflow, space inside, looks)
E8400 Proc
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R (might be overkill, but I like the eSATA, Firewire, etc.)
Corsair modular PSU (again, may be overkill but I LOVE these power supplies...how powerful of one would I need? 520W? 620W?)
Video card - honestly, not really sure on this one. I'm so used to going high-end on this, but I know it's not needed for this build. Definitely needs to support dual-monitors, one is a 24", the other may be that big
Heatsink - ASUS V60? I like that one because it screws in, although I've had nothing but great luck with my personal ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro
I guess that's about it. Nothing is set in stone outside of the OS and that 1TB drive, so any suggestions/advice is welcome.
Thank you for reading all of this if you made it this far.
Mostly Photoshop CS4 usage. Absolutely zero gaming.
2. What YOUR budget is
As close to $1000 as possible
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference
Intel, Western Digital...other then that, I'm open to anything
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
This will be built from new parts, and I have ordered only two so far:
- WD 'Green' 1TB hard drive
- Vista Home Premium 64-bit
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Darn near every single thread on this topic, including all of the gaming rigs. I am a veteran builder, but I've not built a machine solely for Photoshop usage
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default speeds
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Immediately
This machine will be used at work. I am 1/2 of the IT department, and my counterpart will be getting this machine. She will be using it for mainly Photoshop CS4, with a few other daily tasks thrown in. As I said above, this machine will NOT be used for gaming.
Here's what I've been thinking of putting together (I've had about 10 different builds in my cart at Newegg, but haven't been able to pull the trigger because something nags at me...I just want to be sure I'm getting the right hardware for PS):
WD 150GB Velociraptor for the OS/applications
WD 1TB for storage/scratch
8GB RAM minimum
Antec 900 case (for the airflow, space inside, looks)
E8400 Proc
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R (might be overkill, but I like the eSATA, Firewire, etc.)
Corsair modular PSU (again, may be overkill but I LOVE these power supplies...how powerful of one would I need? 520W? 620W?)
Video card - honestly, not really sure on this one. I'm so used to going high-end on this, but I know it's not needed for this build. Definitely needs to support dual-monitors, one is a 24", the other may be that big
Heatsink - ASUS V60? I like that one because it screws in, although I've had nothing but great luck with my personal ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro
I guess that's about it. Nothing is set in stone outside of the OS and that 1TB drive, so any suggestions/advice is welcome.
Thank you for reading all of this if you made it this far.