FlatBlackCoffee
Limp Gawd
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2008
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Adobe CC apps slow enough to frustrate with my current system built with your [H]ardForum help in 2011. Ideally, want to build anew and forget about it for another bunch of years. Because of work and love I've drifted away from staying current on the state of hardware. I was a curious dabbler at best but now I am LOST.
I would rank stability and performance equally with a willingness to pay more to get both.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere), CAD, Crystal Reports, MS Office Suite (big Excel spreadsheets), several browser tabs open at once
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Budget is pretty much unlimited but I don’t want to be wasteful.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA, Midwest, not near a big city
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Motherboard
CPU
CPU Cooling
RAM
Bootable Storage for OS (fast is nice)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
LIAN LI PC-X500B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (I like this case – hope new mobos fit it)
2 x Samsung Desktop Class Spinpoint F3 1 TB SATA 3.0 Gb-s 32 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare-OEM Drives, HD103SJ
1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter card with 16550 UART
LG BD - ROM/DVD Rewriter CH08LS10
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX X000STEQGN
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
2560 x 1600, 30” NEC PA302W-BK (will likely upgrade to 32" PA322UHD-BK-2 in coming years)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Can buy parts now unless there is a reason to wait.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Would like to run existing SATA drives in RAID 1. If you tell me these will be a bottleneck, I can get new drives.
I have a notion to run a couple of 950 Pros in RAID 1.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have a Windows 7 Ultimate 64 license. Will upgrade to Windows 10 when we are done testing.
I would rank stability and performance equally with a willingness to pay more to get both.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere), CAD, Crystal Reports, MS Office Suite (big Excel spreadsheets), several browser tabs open at once
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Budget is pretty much unlimited but I don’t want to be wasteful.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA, Midwest, not near a big city
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Motherboard
CPU
CPU Cooling
RAM
Bootable Storage for OS (fast is nice)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
LIAN LI PC-X500B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (I like this case – hope new mobos fit it)
2 x Samsung Desktop Class Spinpoint F3 1 TB SATA 3.0 Gb-s 32 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare-OEM Drives, HD103SJ
1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter card with 16550 UART
LG BD - ROM/DVD Rewriter CH08LS10
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX X000STEQGN
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
2560 x 1600, 30” NEC PA302W-BK (will likely upgrade to 32" PA322UHD-BK-2 in coming years)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Can buy parts now unless there is a reason to wait.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Would like to run existing SATA drives in RAID 1. If you tell me these will be a bottleneck, I can get new drives.
I have a notion to run a couple of 950 Pros in RAID 1.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I have a Windows 7 Ultimate 64 license. Will upgrade to Windows 10 when we are done testing.