Build for Photographer/Photoshop Use?

[Martin SH]

I am currently putting together a computer for work (I am a photographer) I need a system that will can handle large Photoshop files. What do you think of this build? Will not have a dedicated graphics card hold me back? Will I see advantages use a Quad care?

Thanks.......

Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case – 380 Earth Watts PSU £54.04

Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX £70.49

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40 Ghz £170.36

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 £58.74

Vista 64X Home Basic £56.39

Samsung SpinPoint T 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD321KJ) £51.69

Pioneer DVR-115DBK 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer £17.61


Total: 479.32


Cheers

Martin

 

[Martin SH]

One question - what's your backup plan? You've only got one disk in there and if you're makig a living out of this having only one copy of anything is frankly madness.

Thanks for the input I use extenal hard drives in pairs one stored off site. I have been looking at the DROBO system.

Regards

Martin

 

[Martin SH]

Is using a quad core overkill, would I notice a big difference over a Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) whilst using photoshop?

Thanks Martin