Hi,
So my last computer seems to be terminally ill. I need to build a new one for about $1000-$1500. My main use will be Photoshop CS4, and I work with some big files as I scan 4x5 negatives and slides on a Screen Cezanne scanner. (The scanner is run with a Mac G4 in OS9.)
Things I will reuse:
Monitors (Dell 24", Westinghouse 19" for palettes)
Wacom Intuos4 Tablet
Keyboard
Mouse
Case (This was a recommend case on Sharkyextreme a long time ago. Probably had "Tornado" in the name." The case currently contains an MSI K8N Diamond Plus motherboard, just to give you an idea of it's size.
Power Supply Seasonic SS-430HB (I realize that I may need a new one)
NEC DVD Burner
Three Hardrives, all less than a year old. 2-Seagate 250 gig 7200 rpm Sata drives (currently used in a Raid 1 array for my Photoshop scratch disk.) 1-Seagate 160 gb 7200 drive, which is currently my system drive.
Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite (for profiling a monitor)
Datacolor Print Fix Pro (a spectrophotometer for making ICC profiles from prints.)
An Epson R2400
Starting files from 4x5 scans are in the 1 gig neighborhood, and so a lot of ram would be nice, which probably means a 64 bit operating system. While fast is nice, I value stability more. I won't be doing any gaming with this rig. I've had good luck dealing with Newegg, but I'm willing to look elsewhere if needed. Suggestions?
So my last computer seems to be terminally ill. I need to build a new one for about $1000-$1500. My main use will be Photoshop CS4, and I work with some big files as I scan 4x5 negatives and slides on a Screen Cezanne scanner. (The scanner is run with a Mac G4 in OS9.)
Things I will reuse:
Monitors (Dell 24", Westinghouse 19" for palettes)
Wacom Intuos4 Tablet
Keyboard
Mouse
Case (This was a recommend case on Sharkyextreme a long time ago. Probably had "Tornado" in the name." The case currently contains an MSI K8N Diamond Plus motherboard, just to give you an idea of it's size.
Power Supply Seasonic SS-430HB (I realize that I may need a new one)
NEC DVD Burner
Three Hardrives, all less than a year old. 2-Seagate 250 gig 7200 rpm Sata drives (currently used in a Raid 1 array for my Photoshop scratch disk.) 1-Seagate 160 gb 7200 drive, which is currently my system drive.
Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite (for profiling a monitor)
Datacolor Print Fix Pro (a spectrophotometer for making ICC profiles from prints.)
An Epson R2400
Starting files from 4x5 scans are in the 1 gig neighborhood, and so a lot of ram would be nice, which probably means a 64 bit operating system. While fast is nice, I value stability more. I won't be doing any gaming with this rig. I've had good luck dealing with Newegg, but I'm willing to look elsewhere if needed. Suggestions?