Hi all,
Having previously bought stock Dell/HP PCs in the past (making minor mods) I've decided to build my own. I'll be using some of my existing components, but need advice primarily on CPU and mobo...
Components I already have
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Two monitors (in dual-screen mode)
21" monitor (1600 x 1200)
30" monitor (2500 x 1600)
Antec Twelve Hundred case
Internal HDDs
1x WD Raptor (for OS/Applications)
2x 750GB Seagate 7200.11 (RAID0) for image storage and scratch disk
1x 500GB WD Caviar SE15 - for backup of my raw images
External HDD
1x 1.5TB Seagate 7200 in external enclosure for full backup
DVD burner
Graphics Card: EVGA 9600 GSO (384MB)
8MB RAM Mushkin DDR2 (can't remember speed off hand)
What I need
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PSU - thinking of Antec TPQ-850
CPU - thinking of Q9300 (can get bundled with PSU above for $340 which seems like a deal!!)
Motherboard - need recommendations (ideally DDR2)
Main use is Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom/Dreamweaver with large files (>200MB) and general office/web stuff. Might try o'clocking, but main goal is stability. I do no gaming at all and therefore don't think expensive video/graphics cards are needed.
So advice I need:
- Comments on Q9300 (or is there a better choise)
- Mobo ideas; need RAID support?
- Would I be better getting second video card, or just run both from one card which I'm doing now?
Thanks
Having previously bought stock Dell/HP PCs in the past (making minor mods) I've decided to build my own. I'll be using some of my existing components, but need advice primarily on CPU and mobo...
Components I already have
-----------------------------------
Two monitors (in dual-screen mode)
21" monitor (1600 x 1200)
30" monitor (2500 x 1600)
Antec Twelve Hundred case
Internal HDDs
1x WD Raptor (for OS/Applications)
2x 750GB Seagate 7200.11 (RAID0) for image storage and scratch disk
1x 500GB WD Caviar SE15 - for backup of my raw images
External HDD
1x 1.5TB Seagate 7200 in external enclosure for full backup
DVD burner
Graphics Card: EVGA 9600 GSO (384MB)
8MB RAM Mushkin DDR2 (can't remember speed off hand)
What I need
----------------
PSU - thinking of Antec TPQ-850
CPU - thinking of Q9300 (can get bundled with PSU above for $340 which seems like a deal!!)
Motherboard - need recommendations (ideally DDR2)
Main use is Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom/Dreamweaver with large files (>200MB) and general office/web stuff. Might try o'clocking, but main goal is stability. I do no gaming at all and therefore don't think expensive video/graphics cards are needed.
So advice I need:
- Comments on Q9300 (or is there a better choise)
- Mobo ideas; need RAID support?
- Would I be better getting second video card, or just run both from one card which I'm doing now?
Thanks