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Hi;
I am looking to begin my first system build in the next couple of months and would like some advice...
Primary Use:
My freelance creative business:
professional graphics, web design, HD video editing and playback, sound editing, etc
so will feature heavy use of the Adobe CS5 (Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Audition (Soundbooth))
Secondary Use:
Personal computer: HD Movies / Blu Ray / Web / Communications etc
Please bear in mind my primary use when answering the questions I have.
My budget
(This is not set in stone if you feel my needs outweigh this budget please tell me why):
£600-1000 for the CPU & Motherboard
£400-600 for GPU
1) a) Which socket LGA 1155 / 1366 / 2011? (I am not considering AMD)
I understand very little about the differences other than dual / tri / quad memory respectively... so could you explain which is better for my primary use, why it affects performance for my primary use and the rough price points for each.
1) b) which processor for the prefered socket?
1) c) which motherboard for the prefered socket?
2) a) Graphics card, What level gpu should i look at for my primary use?
2) b) Is a GTX 590 a good choice? (overkill? not enough?) what would you recomend? it is very expensive are there any better value alternatives? my initial choice of nvidia over ati is the 3d support
3) a) which cooling solution do i require? air / water? etc
Thanks in advance guys, waiting in anticpation.
I am looking to begin my first system build in the next couple of months and would like some advice...
Primary Use:
My freelance creative business:
professional graphics, web design, HD video editing and playback, sound editing, etc
so will feature heavy use of the Adobe CS5 (Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Audition (Soundbooth))
Secondary Use:
Personal computer: HD Movies / Blu Ray / Web / Communications etc
Please bear in mind my primary use when answering the questions I have.
My budget
(This is not set in stone if you feel my needs outweigh this budget please tell me why):
£600-1000 for the CPU & Motherboard
£400-600 for GPU
1) a) Which socket LGA 1155 / 1366 / 2011? (I am not considering AMD)
I understand very little about the differences other than dual / tri / quad memory respectively... so could you explain which is better for my primary use, why it affects performance for my primary use and the rough price points for each.
1) b) which processor for the prefered socket?
1) c) which motherboard for the prefered socket?
2) a) Graphics card, What level gpu should i look at for my primary use?
2) b) Is a GTX 590 a good choice? (overkill? not enough?) what would you recomend? it is very expensive are there any better value alternatives? my initial choice of nvidia over ati is the 3d support
3) a) which cooling solution do i require? air / water? etc
Thanks in advance guys, waiting in anticpation.