Suggestions on new build - Using Adobe creative suite, bit of 3d work etc

nigel1210 · 14 Jan 2012 at 18:52

As i'm using windows at work i'm looking at selling my macpro 2009(2.26ghz) and building a pc, looking for some advice on what components to use in it as i've been out of the pc game for about 3 years.

Using it for the Adobe creative suite - Photoshop, illustrator, indesign and going to be doing some work in premiere and after effects.

Also later on down the line might be looking at dabbling with some 3d programs but only starting with google sketchup to start.

Would love to overclock but will sacrifice overclocking features on the motherboard for stability.

Case wise i'm looking for something non flashy, not interested in light or windows. Just something with good cable management and is well built.

Monitor, o/s and mouse is sorted so need the following. Budget of around £700 to £800 but if cheaper the better lol.

Components needed:

Cpu -
Cpu Cooler -
Case -
Motherboard -
Ram -
Graphics Card
SSD -
Blu ray writer -
Keyboard -

Any suggestions?

nigel1210 · 14 Jan 2012 at 19:03

Stinger53 said:
whats ur budget? is it to inc. moniter, mouse, keyboard operating software?

Updated mate

nigel1210 · 14 Jan 2012 at 19:29

ok, Say if i pushed the budget to £1100

excellent point about cuda forgot to mention that.

sorry need a psu as well, modular if possible.

and say the i7 2600k, as i heard that photoshop can benefit from the extra threads?

nigel1210 · 14 Jan 2012 at 20:28

The cold boot problem on the gigabyte seems worrying what's a decent alternative board?

nigel1210 · 14 Jan 2012 at 20:57

reflux said:
I dunno about the others, but Photoshop certainly doesn't use CUDA... out of the box anyway. Don't think After Effects does either.

So if I don't really use premiere that much I could go with a cheaper card.

nigel1210 · 14 Jan 2012 at 21:01

Thanks for your help beejjacobs really appreciate it. It's has given me a great benchmark to start from.

Also is there any reason my the samsung blu ray writer is better than the top pioneer or lg? or was that just personal preference.

nigel1210 · 14 Jan 2012 at 21:25

I'll be using photoshop loads but have only just started using premiere, so will have to weigh up the cost and how much use.

nigel1210 · 15 Jan 2012 at 11:41

Completly missed it was a rom, yeah looking at the pioneer and the lg at the moment.

Found this info on cuda support, so will probably go for a cheaper card.

"Will Adobe block this unlock procedure in the future?
Adobe engineers have said publicly on the Adobe forums, that they will not block the hack. The reason is, this is how THEY need to additional support for new cards and according to them, they will be in the future. They didn't hard code the video card list into Premiere CS5, the simply have it in a text file. This allows Adobe to add new supported cards easily, without having to rewrite and recompile the code for Premiere CS5. When Adobe does an update on Premiere CS5, they may replace the cuda_supported_cards.txt file like they did when they issued update version 5.02 and 5.03. When that happens, simply unlock the video card again following the above steps 1 through 19."