Hi guys, first time poster.
I need to get a new PC that has lot of processing power and ability to run as many programs as possible, business and accounting software, many Chrome tabs, as well as various graphics software and RIP-ing of large files for digital imaging/large format printing. No gaming, some limited video editing and playback but nothing serious.
My current PC is a Dell Vostro 410 with Q6600 4GB RAM WinXP, SSD (OS), RAID 1 HDD (Data). The SSD that I added recently had increased the performance tremendously but I frequently run out of memory, large documents fail to save frequently and raster software takes too long. Also, the amount of Chrome tabs I use eat up the RAM fast. In addition it has developed some kind of hardware conflict where interrupts process is constantly using 15-25% of CPU.
Anyway I think it is time for a new PC, with the usage that I described above in mind.
I am thinking of the following strategy regardless whether I will go the route of buying a stripped down (but upgradable) Dell or build one (whichever I can determine is best value):
Mid/full tower case
Good PSU (already have OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W)
Some Asus motherboard
i5 or i7 CPU
up-to 32GB RAM
Dual DVI capability, so not sure If I need GPU or would MB and integrated GPU can run dual DVI setup.
2 x 128GB (or 256GB) SSDs striped (OS and programs)
2 x 2TB (or 3TB) HDDs in RAID 1 (data) - already have these
2 x 2TB striped, some more data, (not so critical, scratch disks, etc.)
Windows 7 Pro
As far as budget, I really have none but I don't want to spend top dollar on the best CPU available today to squeeze out that extra .2gHz or whatever for extra $200 or whatever. [strike]I also don't want to mess with overclocking as I think it would be an overkill and will take me down the route of more complications related to cooling - again for a slight performance gain.[/strike] Just trying to strike a balance between performance and value.
I would love to hear you guys thoughts as a sanity check if I'm going about it the right route and what would your recommendations would be.
I need to get a new PC that has lot of processing power and ability to run as many programs as possible, business and accounting software, many Chrome tabs, as well as various graphics software and RIP-ing of large files for digital imaging/large format printing. No gaming, some limited video editing and playback but nothing serious.
My current PC is a Dell Vostro 410 with Q6600 4GB RAM WinXP, SSD (OS), RAID 1 HDD (Data). The SSD that I added recently had increased the performance tremendously but I frequently run out of memory, large documents fail to save frequently and raster software takes too long. Also, the amount of Chrome tabs I use eat up the RAM fast. In addition it has developed some kind of hardware conflict where interrupts process is constantly using 15-25% of CPU.
Anyway I think it is time for a new PC, with the usage that I described above in mind.
I am thinking of the following strategy regardless whether I will go the route of buying a stripped down (but upgradable) Dell or build one (whichever I can determine is best value):
Mid/full tower case
Good PSU (already have OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W)
Some Asus motherboard
i5 or i7 CPU
up-to 32GB RAM
Dual DVI capability, so not sure If I need GPU or would MB and integrated GPU can run dual DVI setup.
2 x 128GB (or 256GB) SSDs striped (OS and programs)
2 x 2TB (or 3TB) HDDs in RAID 1 (data) - already have these
2 x 2TB striped, some more data, (not so critical, scratch disks, etc.)
Windows 7 Pro
As far as budget, I really have none but I don't want to spend top dollar on the best CPU available today to squeeze out that extra .2gHz or whatever for extra $200 or whatever. [strike]I also don't want to mess with overclocking as I think it would be an overkill and will take me down the route of more complications related to cooling - again for a slight performance gain.[/strike] Just trying to strike a balance between performance and value.
I would love to hear you guys thoughts as a sanity check if I'm going about it the right route and what would your recommendations would be.
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