Building my first work system

Fl3wk

Fl3wk

Fl3wk

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Hi, new here.

I am going to be building my first system. This system will be for work only, no gaming, hopefully. The work I will be doing is the general essays and such, but also using photoshop cs2 and other programs within the CS2. I will also try to learn the 3D apps, like 3DS Max.

From what i gather I only need to focus on my ram and processor speed. And a little on graphics if I want to do modeling.

I do have a question however, they say you need faster clock speeds for ram if you want to overclock, would this mean OC'ing the ram, or generaloverclocking (new to OC'ing).

I believe everything is focused on overclocking. I did have to reduce the ram to 1gb sadly, but I will be upgrading soon.

Another reason for this system is its great potential to upgrade, and also it meets the Vista requirements.

Oh btw, I wont be OCing my video card (unless someone suggest to).

NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor
£370.11 inc VAT


Actually could you point me to some DDR2 RAM that is about the same price? 2GB prefer, but 1gb is fine (upgrade later).
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS3
£187.99 inc VAT

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB)
£135.11 inc VAT

Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£140.99 inc VAT

Sapphire X1600 Pro 256MB DDR2 AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)
£64.61 inc VAT

Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU
£64.61 inc VAT

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache
£74.01 inc VAT

CoolerMaster Stacker 830
£175.06 inc VAT


Thanks, and suggestions are very much welcome!
 
Overclocking is never a waste of time, as it's free and makes everything noticeably faster.

To me your system looks great but I would never spend that much on a case :p. What are you planning to add to it that requires that much space anyway?
 
Robbie G said:
Overclocking is never a waste of time, as it's free and makes everything noticeably faster.

To me your system looks great but I would never spend that much on a case :p. What are you planning to add to it that requires that much space anyway?
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The future ;)

I am hoping to use the case for 10+ if I look after it properly!

So would this system run flawlessly in photoshop without overclock? When I work in photoshop it could be over hundred layers, and quite large resolution too. I will also be working in 3D Studio Max.

My little bro is getting a pc from PC World for around £850, it has 2gb or ram, and e6400 c2d. I will check that out and if I am satisfied by that performance I may just get one of those. Down the road I may be annoyed about the lack of upgrade options, but if it works and it will work for vista, I will be satisfied.

What case would you recommend?
 
New selection:

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
£227.94 inc VAT

Abit AW9D Intel 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

£135.11 inc VAT

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC)

£152.74 inc VAT

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)

£170.36 inc VAT

Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Soundcard - Retail

£70.49 inc VAT

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM

£55.21 inc VAT


OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
£82.24 inc VAT

Thermaltake VA3000BWA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black

£75.19 inc VAT

Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM

£23.49 inc VAT

Belinea 1925S1W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver

£143.34 inc VAT

£1136
 
for 3D you`d best get an nvidia card as ati's have a history of poor functionality though this may have changed recently so it would be good to research it. Also for 3D work its all down to the graphics card and cpu, gfx for complex shapes and cpu for rendering. Other wise your spec is fine.
 
I would LOVE to have it under £1000, but its just not so easy. I think I have £1300 at most. Even though the first system is not built for gaming, at least it has a monitor that is of good quality and should last longer than the actual system.

I actually went with the first system as a foundation, and used the second set-up as a filler. Here are my results.

NEC MultiSync® LCD20WGX2 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor
£370.11 inc VAT
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC)
£152.74 inc VAT
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB)
£135.11 inc VAT
Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£140.99 inc VAT
Sapphire X1600 Pro 256MB DDR2 AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)
£64.61 inc VAT
Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU
£64.61 inc VAT
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
£55.21 inc VAT
Thermaltake VA3000BWA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black
£75.19 inc VAT
Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM
£23.49 inc VAT

No need for key-board or mouse, I have those. No need for speakers, I use my headphones. No need for sound card as I have never used the features that come with one.

£1082.06


Remember, even though I have a high budget, I would sooner save than to spend.
 
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