I'm currently trying to build a new PC to replace my current workstation - I'm a photographer and I need a really powerful machine that's going to last a few years... any advice on the following components would be greatly appreciated.. feel rather clueless about modern tech!
Primary Usage: many hours of intensive photo editing of large files (RAW & jpg), bulk conversions, potentially film editing and rendering.. a lot of intense, memory consuming work, potentially with 3 large monitors connected by DVI/VGA/HDMI... (no gaming)
Primary spec needs:
Questions:
Should I add the overclocked option? Does that effect system stability at all?
What is the best case for my needs? I've been looking at the lian li PC-A77FB.. does anyone know if this is a good case, or if it's overkill? I like it because it has loads of 3.5 sata slots, but perhaps there are more appropriate options? I've also been looking at the fractal design R4, but I don't think OC stock that one...
This is my current build: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/syscon_int.php?prodid=FS-281-OK&recordid=19096159
- £1936 inc vat.. which is a little more than I was planning to spend.. if anyone has any suggestions on modifications or changes that would bring it closer to the £1600 mark without reducing stability or future proofing, please let me know!
Specification
Lian Li PC-A77FB Aluminium Full Tower Case - Black
Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail
Stage 1: Overclock of CPU - 10% Overclock (Proceesor speed x1.10)
Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2)
Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard
GeIL EVO Corsa 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (GOC332GB1600C10QC)
Sapphire HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
System HDD: Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5
Secondary HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD - I prefer WD, but there doesn't seem to be the option to add that one here?
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Onboard Sound Card (ZERO COST)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020043-UK)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.. I have very little knowledge of current hardware options.. thanks!
Primary Usage: many hours of intensive photo editing of large files (RAW & jpg), bulk conversions, potentially film editing and rendering.. a lot of intense, memory consuming work, potentially with 3 large monitors connected by DVI/VGA/HDMI... (no gaming)
Primary spec needs:
- A chassis with as many 3.5HDD slots as possible - and really good airflow and cooling, to keep 8+HDDs happy for a long time... I've got at least 6 archived 1TB WD Caviar black HDs which I'd like to be able to slot into the new PC, I may build a server in the future, but this is more urgent as I've run out of space! Also needs to have lots space inside the case - my current machine has 7 slots, but can only fit in 6 due to large graphics card...
- Lots of RAM - No idea which brand is better..
- super fast processor - possibly 6 core, unless anyone can explain why a quad core is better?
- hdmi, dvi and if possible VGA output - and capacity to feed three monitors.. I'm not gaming at all, so it doesn't need to be a top high-end gfx card, just enough to do that...
- USB 3.0, firewire and e-sata connections? Maybe?
Questions:
Should I add the overclocked option? Does that effect system stability at all?
What is the best case for my needs? I've been looking at the lian li PC-A77FB.. does anyone know if this is a good case, or if it's overkill? I like it because it has loads of 3.5 sata slots, but perhaps there are more appropriate options? I've also been looking at the fractal design R4, but I don't think OC stock that one...
This is my current build: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/syscon_int.php?prodid=FS-281-OK&recordid=19096159
- £1936 inc vat.. which is a little more than I was planning to spend.. if anyone has any suggestions on modifications or changes that would bring it closer to the £1600 mark without reducing stability or future proofing, please let me know!
Specification
Lian Li PC-A77FB Aluminium Full Tower Case - Black
Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail
Stage 1: Overclock of CPU - 10% Overclock (Proceesor speed x1.10)
Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2)
Asus P9X79 PRO Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard
GeIL EVO Corsa 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (GOC332GB1600C10QC)
Sapphire HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
System HDD: Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5
Secondary HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD - I prefer WD, but there doesn't seem to be the option to add that one here?
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Onboard Sound Card (ZERO COST)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020043-UK)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.. I have very little knowledge of current hardware options.. thanks!