my first spec me thread - adobe spec

Lartyconshayo · 25 Nov 2014 at 13:18

Hey folks. The other half wants her own comp for a graphics design course that will need to be able to run the adobe suite of products. 256GB SSD is a must for OS, OS required as well.

The machine will NOT be used for gaming or media except image processing as mentioned.

I am open to using B-Grade or members market stuff as well.

Do not need monitor , keyboard or mouse

Budget ideally £550 - stretch £700

hit me !

DaleTheWhale · 25 Nov 2014 at 14:09

Why is such a large SSD required for the OS?
Will some files be used on the SSD as well or will it be on HDD's due to the larger sizes?

Lartyconshayo · 25 Nov 2014 at 14:17

yeah I would like to put the adobe program stuff on the SSD as well. Just some space redundancy also. I have a 1TB HDD I can add myself for storage

Sorry my OP reads wrong. 256GB SSD is a must. Also not used 8 or 8.1 one really and am used to 7 but am prepared to sell it to herself if 8.1 is better ( and cheaper )

ShivP · 25 Nov 2014 at 15:35

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16) £123.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £665.57 - £22.50 = £643.07 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Free shipping, quick i5 which you should OC, 16GB RAM for video editing etc. However, for a bit of CUDA acceleration (costs a bit more) add one of these;

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB PCI-Express G (GX-049-KF) £99.95
Total : £109.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Not required though, the spec without the GPU would be fine

Lartyconshayo · 25 Nov 2014 at 16:14

thanks for the input. looks good. Prob hold off on graphics card as it will be purely study aid

ShivP · 25 Nov 2014 at 16:38

Lartyconshayo said:
thanks for the input. looks good. Prob hold off on graphics card as it will be purely study aid

Good idea tbh, it's not really necessary at the lower levels and without the graphics card it will run well regardless

Doomedspeed · 25 Nov 2014 at 19:25

I've gone closer to you're original budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD316G1600HC11DC01) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £74.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £41.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
Total : £546.42 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Fast but Locked i5, Fast enough especially if you wont OC.
16GB of RAM, you'll need it.
You can use the stock cooler for the CPU, as you won't be OCing.
Great value PSU

ShivP · 25 Nov 2014 at 20:46

Doomedspeed said:
I've gone closer to you're original budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD316G1600HC11DC01) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £74.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £41.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
Total : £546.42 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Fast but Locked i5, Fast enough especially if you wont OC.

16GB of RAM, you'll need it.

You can use the stock cooler for the CPU, as you won't be OCing.

Great value PSU

Nice, good to have a cheaper option, but I forgot one thing!

£22.50 cashback on the Z97X-SLI/4690k bundle I put in

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18637856

Lartyconshayo · 25 Nov 2014 at 23:01

Cheers guys. Never actually built and entire computer before. Have put almost all components in and out except the mobo itself.

I also was wondering about using a modular power supply to reduce cable mess ? Is it worth it ? Appears to be only corsair in similar price bracket.

Ronald · 25 Nov 2014 at 23:21

Only if you care about a windowed case, otherwise you will only be confronted with the mess during the annual dust cleaning exercise...

Doomedspeed · 26 Nov 2014 at 00:51

Modular PSUs are nice but not needed especially for ATX rigs. The case have sufficient cable management room to allow it to be neat.

If it were mATX or ITX where space is tight then it'd be worth it.

Lartyconshayo · 26 Nov 2014 at 22:13

do i need to get some fans for the front of the case ?

ShivP · 26 Nov 2014 at 22:21

Lartyconshayo said:
do i need to get some fans for the front of the case ?

Nah you will be okay with just the CPU installed

Lartyconshayo · 26 Nov 2014 at 22:31

but let's say I was to get a gphx card as well ?

ShivP · 26 Nov 2014 at 22:54

You should be okay also, but if it was a high power card I'd get a cheap £5 120mm fan just for a bit of intake (Arctic f12) though you still will be fine without

tamzzy · 26 Nov 2014 at 23:05

you should go MM. yes it'll take longer to get the items. but it'll be so much cheaper.

example build from parts of MM:
i5 2500k - £80
z77 mobo - £50
16 gb ram - £90
gtx 670/760 - £90 (or if you want something faster, a gtx 680/770 - £130)
256gb ssd - £60
500w psu - £40
windows 8/8.1 - £40

heatsink new or 2nd hand - £20

case new £40
dvd-rw new - £10
1tb hdd new - £40

£550-600 for that spec is good value

Lartyconshayo · 27 Nov 2014 at 00:56

Thanks everyone for the advice. Plenty to mull over.

Lartyconshayo · 30 Nov 2014 at 14:38

Shivy011 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16) £123.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £665.57 - £22.50 = £643.07 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Free shipping, quick i5 which you should OC, 16GB RAM for video editing etc. However, for a bit of CUDA acceleration (costs a bit more) add one of these;

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB PCI-Express G (GX-049-KF) £99.95
Total : £109.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Not required though, the spec without the GPU would be fine

Ordered w/out the GPU ( had to go with a crucial instead of SK HYNIX due to price change from spec me. )

Looking forward to first ever build. Got some thermal compound as well for the heatsink

ShivP · 30 Nov 2014 at 14:40

The heatsink comes with some compound anyway I think, but I guess it's useful to have some spare

Also, you could have changed for this RAM as it has came on a black friday offer after I did that spec

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-060-TG&groupid=701&catid=8

But anyway, that will still be good

Lartyconshayo · 30 Nov 2014 at 15:28

ha ha. No biggie. Mrs is paying for it anyways and it will be a good building exercise for me

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