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PC Build for Lightroom 3

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I am looking to build a PC for my wife to run Lightroom 3 on and wanted to get some feedback on the build:

CPU: Core i7 2600k
CPU Cooler: XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Graphics: GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB SATA 2.5-Inch SATA III Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) - Corsair
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" (x2)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 600T CC600TM Mid-Tower Gaming Case
Power: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC F3)) 650W ATX12V 80 PLUS GOLD

Additional motherboard consideration:
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX

Any suggestions/recommendations you might have would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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RainD04 said:
Hi

I am looking to build a PC for my wife to run Lightroom 3 on and wanted to get some feedback on the build:

CPU: Core i7 2600k
CPU Cooler: XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Graphics: GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB SATA 2.5-Inch SATA III Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) - Corsair
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" (x2)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 600T CC600TM Mid-Tower Gaming Case
Power: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC F3)) 650W ATX12V 80 PLUS GOLD

Additional motherboard consideration:
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX

Any suggestions/recommendations you might have would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!


There is no point using a gaming graphics card in a photo editing build, and especially not for a very light suite like lightroom.

Spend $70 tops on a graphics card . You are looking at still images not rapidly refreshing games
Likewise the case and PSU . The corsair 600 isnt even a good gaming case , and should not be in an office . The psu is massive overkill . You can save a great deal on that too since total ppower draw with an appropriate gfx card will be under 150 watts .
Perhaps replace the case and psu with a relatively quiet case like the Antec Sonata lll which includes a quality psu
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The reason I chose the i7 was because Lightroom takes advantage of the hyper-threading and I hope future releases may even improve on the advantage offered by hyper-threading. I agree with the feedback on the case. I will try to look around a bit more (this was the only part my wife is interested in). I think the link to the suggested case may not be working.

Case priorities:
1. Discrete
2. Cool
3. Quiet
4. Design & cord management

Thanks again!
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