Good morning.
It's reached the point where I've eeked as much life as I can out from my current desktop and consequently am in the market for a new one. Rather than go with an off the shelf set up I'm giving thought to having one made for me with the hope that I'll be able to get more bang for my buck in terms of performance, reliability, and longevity.
The most taxing usage for the machine will be when I edit photos with Adobe Photoshop. Sometimes the files approach 75 to 100 mbs and can be larger at times. The other main usage is spreadsheet work. I don't do any gaming.
I've done some reading on what others with the same system usage patterns have built for themselves, but given my lack of technological expertise I'm not able to assess the relative merits of each of the options as they pertain to my particular situation. Accordingly, I am in need of guidance in building a machine best meets my needs and budget. I certainly don't have a need or the budget for "the best of the best", but I do want a machine that will be able to competently perform for years to come with what it's tasked to do. That said I also want to avoid getting far too much machine for my needs.
Here is what I've come up with. I welcome your suggestions.
Motherboard: Asus P6X58D
CPU: Intel i7 930
RAM: Kingston DDR3-1333 (6x2GB)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Sound Card: On board card\
Hard Drive: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue
CD/DVD: Pioneer 22x DVD-RW
Case: Antec QUIET P183 Gunmail Grey
Power: Antec CP 850W
CPU Cooling: Gelid Tranquillo
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
I will be using my existing keyboard, speakers, mouse and external drive.
Additionally, I'm thinking of having Puget Systems build the machine for me as it's a task I'm not comfortable undertaking. The quote they've given me for the above is less than four hours of labor at the rate that my current computer technician charges above what the parts would cost me if I ordered them online.
Any and all suggestions are welcome as I'm well beyond my comfort zone.
Thanks.
Paul
It's reached the point where I've eeked as much life as I can out from my current desktop and consequently am in the market for a new one. Rather than go with an off the shelf set up I'm giving thought to having one made for me with the hope that I'll be able to get more bang for my buck in terms of performance, reliability, and longevity.
The most taxing usage for the machine will be when I edit photos with Adobe Photoshop. Sometimes the files approach 75 to 100 mbs and can be larger at times. The other main usage is spreadsheet work. I don't do any gaming.
I've done some reading on what others with the same system usage patterns have built for themselves, but given my lack of technological expertise I'm not able to assess the relative merits of each of the options as they pertain to my particular situation. Accordingly, I am in need of guidance in building a machine best meets my needs and budget. I certainly don't have a need or the budget for "the best of the best", but I do want a machine that will be able to competently perform for years to come with what it's tasked to do. That said I also want to avoid getting far too much machine for my needs.
Here is what I've come up with. I welcome your suggestions.
Motherboard: Asus P6X58D
CPU: Intel i7 930
RAM: Kingston DDR3-1333 (6x2GB)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Sound Card: On board card\
Hard Drive: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue
CD/DVD: Pioneer 22x DVD-RW
Case: Antec QUIET P183 Gunmail Grey
Power: Antec CP 850W
CPU Cooling: Gelid Tranquillo
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
I will be using my existing keyboard, speakers, mouse and external drive.
Additionally, I'm thinking of having Puget Systems build the machine for me as it's a task I'm not comfortable undertaking. The quote they've given me for the above is less than four hours of labor at the rate that my current computer technician charges above what the parts would cost me if I ordered them online.
Any and all suggestions are welcome as I'm well beyond my comfort zone.
Thanks.
Paul