I am building my first workstation and would appreciate any comments. The system will be used mostly for radiology work. I will be using various PACS software products, voice and standard dictation software and database software most of the time. Other uses will include large format, high resolution flat-bed transparency scanning (Epson 10000XL), internet use and, maybe, some games. I will be using for monitors at 1600x1200 resolution (minimum). The system will, sometimes have to run for 10 plus hours without overheating. I will eventually want to learn about and try overclocking as my experience increases. I have included 2 SSDs since I need to run Windows 7 and Windows XP and want to keep them on separate drives for ease of maintenance and replacement/upgrade.
Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D
CPU: Intel i7-2600k
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3 LGA 1155
GPU: EVGA Superclocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (not using SLI since I am driving 4 monitors)
PSU: Corsair Professional series Gold AX1200 (1200 watt)
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB SATA II (used for my XP setup)
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 90GB SATA III (used for my Windows 7 setup)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB SDRAM DDR3 1600 (CML16GX3M4X1600C8)
DVD: Lite-On Internal 24x DVD writer (model iHAS324-99)
Heatsink: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 140mm UFB CPU Cooler
I am most up in the air about the choice of SSDs. I do not think I will be storing a huge amount of data on these drives. I will NOT be loading my music collection on this system. I will probably not be doing any video on this system. I am a very happy Mac user for these functions. I need to use a PC for my work applications and cannot run this with a Mac and boot camp (insufficient video/GPU support in particular).
I appreciate any useful feedback. Thanks!
Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D
CPU: Intel i7-2600k
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3 LGA 1155
GPU: EVGA Superclocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (not using SLI since I am driving 4 monitors)
PSU: Corsair Professional series Gold AX1200 (1200 watt)
SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB SATA II (used for my XP setup)
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 90GB SATA III (used for my Windows 7 setup)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB SDRAM DDR3 1600 (CML16GX3M4X1600C8)
DVD: Lite-On Internal 24x DVD writer (model iHAS324-99)
Heatsink: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 140mm UFB CPU Cooler
I am most up in the air about the choice of SSDs. I do not think I will be storing a huge amount of data on these drives. I will NOT be loading my music collection on this system. I will probably not be doing any video on this system. I am a very happy Mac user for these functions. I need to use a PC for my work applications and cannot run this with a Mac and boot camp (insufficient video/GPU support in particular).
I appreciate any useful feedback. Thanks!