- Dec 14, 2009
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Looking to do a new build for high res photo editing and perhaps dabbling in some video editing. Here is what I have so far:
The items I need help with are:
1. Is this motherboard decent and/or is there something better in the price range? ASUS has some aggressive looking "ROG STRIX" boards that look solid and include Bluetooth & Wifi (not sure if that's a good idea). I mainly need dual M.2 slots for the dual SSDs.
2. Video Card. Adobe recommends this for Lightroom: "NVIDIA: For NVIDIA cards, consider using a card from the GeForce GTX 760+ line (760, 770, 780, or later) or from the GeForce GTX 900 series." Any ideas for me?
3. At what point do I need liquid cooling for overclocking the i7?
4. Any other comments are much appreciated, i.e. memory, power supply, case, etc.
Thanks in advance everyone!
Andrew
Processor - i7-7700K
Motherboard - ASUS Prime Z720-AR LGA 1151 ATX
Memory - Crucial 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 RAM
Power Supply - EVGA SuperNOVA 750G2 750W
SSD M.2 Drive - 2x Samsung 960 Pro M.2 (512GB each)
SSD/HDD - Will add a couple SSDs and HDDs as needed
Case - Cooler Master HAF X 942
Video Card - Need help here
The items I need help with are:
1. Is this motherboard decent and/or is there something better in the price range? ASUS has some aggressive looking "ROG STRIX" boards that look solid and include Bluetooth & Wifi (not sure if that's a good idea). I mainly need dual M.2 slots for the dual SSDs.
2. Video Card. Adobe recommends this for Lightroom: "NVIDIA: For NVIDIA cards, consider using a card from the GeForce GTX 760+ line (760, 770, 780, or later) or from the GeForce GTX 900 series." Any ideas for me?
3. At what point do I need liquid cooling for overclocking the i7?
4. Any other comments are much appreciated, i.e. memory, power supply, case, etc.
Thanks in advance everyone!
Andrew
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