Best pc for cs5

The CS5 suite claims on being able to exploit the GPGPU concept so the as far as processor choice is concerned, it can be either intel or amd.. Traditionally, the adobe family performs best on an intel machine and nvidia video card.. Get a healthy amount of RAM and a fast hard drive.. My recommendation from the current tech would be-

1. Intel i7 860
2. A good P55 chipset motherboard
3. 8 gigs of RAM
4. A fast SSD
5. Nvidia video card (GTX 260 or GTX 470)

P.S. - Even a mac platform is very good with adobe product suite..

What is the budget?

3000.00
Thanx

Overkill. Your better off with an "old" 9800GTX,etc. The performance gain over a 9800GTX with a GTX470 are minimal for CUDA enabled features such as zoom,etc. Same goes for vid play back with Mercury (assuming nothing insane is being done, ie high end pro level work).

You probably want:
i7 920/930

ASUS P6T SE

Intel X28-M G2 80GB for OS + CS

Corsair 650TX or other quality PSU from XFX, Seasonic, Antec, Corsair, PC Power & Cooling.

3*2GB DDR3 1600 or 6*2GB DDR3 1600 from GSkill,Corsair,etc. I recommend the GSkill Ripjaws. 6GB vs 12GB depends on work load,etc

2x 500GB or 1TB Samsung F3s for data/storage

nVidia GTX260 or even a 9800GTX (can be had for <$100 now)

Windows 7 Home Premium x64

Btw, go DIY. Screw Cyberpower.

^ Don't know. But I'm running Mercury fine on my softmodded 8800GTX. Mercury is supported in all the CUDA enabled GPUs that are available for CS5.


HOWEVER, nVidia recommends you have the following cards:


Source: http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/performance/

Thank you all for your advice.
I am an artist.My file size has pinnacled at 550mgs, before running out of RAM.
I am going to move forward in late June.
I also am a closet gamer and was wondering if a physics card would
interfere with CS5 performance?
Thanks again you all have been great.

^ You do not need a PhysX card. Even for gaming. The new nVidia drivers already have it built in.