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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next month or two

BUDGET RANGE: Under $1,500

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Photoshop, video encoding
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: mouse, keyboard, dvd burner
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: NewEgg
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Probably Not
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want to have allot of capacity for upgrades in the future.

Current Parts List - $1,309

SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB

ASUS VW246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W

Intel Core i7 920

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157163 $169.99
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=I7-920 $269.99 Free Ground Shipping
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB LGA1366 CPU, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835185093 $36.99
Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail | Free Scythe fan w/ purchase, while supplies last

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835154003 $4.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236052 $199.99 ($189.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate Card) Free Shipping*
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail
SPDIF out connector

You dont need a 4850 . Thats a gaming card . Something much lighter is more appropriate
4670 maximum , possibly a low end quaddro
You can get 4670's with passive coolers which [ naturally ] make no noise .

Steer well clear of a seagate 7200.11 . They shipped with firmware faults in some versions , and while this is probably fixed ..... I'd be happy with a 7200.12 or similar WD or Samsung

650 watt is overkill without a gaming gfx card. You could scale that back to 500 - 550 watt

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Great input guys! Thanks so much!

I really have no idea on what video card, I was just trying to stay on this Adobe Video Card List......What Should I get ????

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405711.html

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814143149 $119.99 ($109.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate)
BFG Tech BFGE98512GTXPOCE GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

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Why_Me wrote :

Its a complete waste of money to use a gaming card in a computer that will not be used for games . Its also an ongoing waste of power , and its a noisy option

A card like this
HIS H467PS1GH Radeon HD 4670 iSilence4 1GB 128-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161288
has more than enough processing power , and it has the same feature set as a 4850 which Adobe thinks makes the 4850 a good choice . An even lower spec card would do .

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I like the passive cooling Outlander, but I have a dumb question, why not this 4670?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121274

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mwinaz3106 wrote :

I like the passive cooling Outlander, but I have a dumb question, why not this 4670?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121274

I believe he was thinking of the 1 gig of bandwidth in that card he linked. I could be wrong though...if I am, I'm sure the Ozzie will let me know.

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The high end cards are attractive, but Photoshop does not require much at all from a video card. Any midrange / mid priced card will be perfect. Photoshop benefits most from more processor cores, higher processor clocks, plenty of fast memory, and a fast hard drive.

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