New PC - Build Review

protchnu

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Jul 27, 2012
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Doing a new PC build for a friend. He does a lot of Photoshop work and wants a high end system with plenty of storage. In a previous build for him, I didn't include a RAID card and used Intel's on-board RAID. I feel it was lacking and he could use a real RAID card. I'm not sure if the selected card below (LSI 9266-8i SGL) is overkill or not. It needs to support RAID levels 0/5/6 and multiple RAID groups.

Thanks for any advice!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($203.29 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($203.29 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.63 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.63 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.63 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.63 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.63 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.63 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($341.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA ATX Full Tower Case ($174.38 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($194.38 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-2209 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($74.98 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: LSI MegaRAID LSI00295 (9266-8i SGL) ($539.99)
Total: $3040.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 15:30 EDT-0400)