APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: next two weeks
SYSTEM USAGE:
I'm a professional photographer, so my priority is Lightroom usage then Photoshop, after that, some light video editing, but I'm not intending to use the system for gaming
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200
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ALREADY PURCHASED/RE-USED PARTS:
OS Windows 7 Home 64-bit
Dual booting with Ubuntu Linux (if possible--not an absolute priority)
PSU (re-used): CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W
(don't know if it's enough wattage)
HDD's: 2x Intel x-m g2 80GB SSD (one for the OS Win7 64-bit... the other for the Lightroom Catalogue/scratch disk) & 3-5 7200RPM SATA backup drives
DVD drives:
2 separate PATA burners (one plextor, one samsung, I think)
CPU Cooler:
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
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PARTS I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING:
CPU ($280)
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
MOBO ($140) - I need more than 6 SATA ports
GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
RAM ($190)
G.SKILL Trident 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9T-6GBTD - Retail
GPU ($60)
EVGA 01G-P3-N964-LR GeForce 9600 GSO 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
I don't have too much time to compare/check many different configurations (tight schedule), so I'd prefer to stick to the easy road as much as possible . Please feel free to suggest any system tweaks. I don't want to go much higher than my present budget (price estimates included above) & I'm hoping to overclock above 3GHz but below 3.6--we'll see.
SYSTEM USAGE:
I'm a professional photographer, so my priority is Lightroom usage then Photoshop, after that, some light video editing, but I'm not intending to use the system for gaming
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200
------------------
ALREADY PURCHASED/RE-USED PARTS:
OS Windows 7 Home 64-bit
Dual booting with Ubuntu Linux (if possible--not an absolute priority)
PSU (re-used): CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W
(don't know if it's enough wattage)
HDD's: 2x Intel x-m g2 80GB SSD (one for the OS Win7 64-bit... the other for the Lightroom Catalogue/scratch disk) & 3-5 7200RPM SATA backup drives
DVD drives:
2 separate PATA burners (one plextor, one samsung, I think)
CPU Cooler:
COOLER MASTER Intel Core i7 compatible V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
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PARTS I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING:
CPU ($280)
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
MOBO ($140) - I need more than 6 SATA ports
GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
RAM ($190)
G.SKILL Trident 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9T-6GBTD - Retail
GPU ($60)
EVGA 01G-P3-N964-LR GeForce 9600 GSO 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
I don't have too much time to compare/check many different configurations (tight schedule), so I'd prefer to stick to the easy road as much as possible . Please feel free to suggest any system tweaks. I don't want to go much higher than my present budget (price estimates included above) & I'm hoping to overclock above 3GHz but below 3.6--we'll see.