Hi folks,
I have a computer I upgraded several years ago - possibly 4 or 5. My primary use is for Lightroom 3.6 soon to be LR4 and Photoshop 3. I have started to have some issues and decided this might be a good time to upgrade my MB CPU and memory all of which have become inadequate to the task of editing really large photo files in RAW format. I expect to add video editing in the future. I also keep a lot of pages open when on the internet.
My current rig is a
Antec Tower and Antec PSU 550W both about 9 years old
Core 2 Duo E6400 @2.13Ghz
Conroe 65nm
Ram 4GB DR2 pc6400
Intel Motherboard LGA 775
HD 2 Seagate barracuda 1TB 7200 Sata 3
Video EGA Gforce GTX 560 - overkill for this current rig but may suit a new build
two 27inch monitors at 1900x1200 HDMI
Win 7 home soon to be Win 7 Pro
I want to continue with Intel and believe my primary needs to be MB CPU and RAM
I expect to spend $500 but I am flexible depending on your advice. I suspect the PSU may need an upgrade. I use Newegg for my parts. I ran a few tests on their configurator and the recommendations were 500+W
I want this build to last 3 or more years. I am not up to date on latest iterations of CPU from Intel and looking at CPU and MB's at Newegg is daunting without knowing what to look for.
I would like to consider an SSD for the OS, Pshp an and LR. I don't know if it is better to put only the OS on an SSD. Advice is welcome. LR and PS are the only programs I would consider putting on the SSD with the OS.
PS and LR are memory hogs and I want a minimum of 8 megs and may go to 12 or 16 if the budget allows.
I need heat sink advice as well.
I have a Micro ATX MB now but assume the Tower can handle ATX as well. Should I research this further?
Thank you considering my questions
Pat
I have a computer I upgraded several years ago - possibly 4 or 5. My primary use is for Lightroom 3.6 soon to be LR4 and Photoshop 3. I have started to have some issues and decided this might be a good time to upgrade my MB CPU and memory all of which have become inadequate to the task of editing really large photo files in RAW format. I expect to add video editing in the future. I also keep a lot of pages open when on the internet.
My current rig is a
Antec Tower and Antec PSU 550W both about 9 years old
Core 2 Duo E6400 @2.13Ghz
Conroe 65nm
Ram 4GB DR2 pc6400
Intel Motherboard LGA 775
HD 2 Seagate barracuda 1TB 7200 Sata 3
Video EGA Gforce GTX 560 - overkill for this current rig but may suit a new build
two 27inch monitors at 1900x1200 HDMI
Win 7 home soon to be Win 7 Pro
I want to continue with Intel and believe my primary needs to be MB CPU and RAM
I expect to spend $500 but I am flexible depending on your advice. I suspect the PSU may need an upgrade. I use Newegg for my parts. I ran a few tests on their configurator and the recommendations were 500+W
I want this build to last 3 or more years. I am not up to date on latest iterations of CPU from Intel and looking at CPU and MB's at Newegg is daunting without knowing what to look for.
I would like to consider an SSD for the OS, Pshp an and LR. I don't know if it is better to put only the OS on an SSD. Advice is welcome. LR and PS are the only programs I would consider putting on the SSD with the OS.
PS and LR are memory hogs and I want a minimum of 8 megs and may go to 12 or 16 if the budget allows.
I need heat sink advice as well.
I have a Micro ATX MB now but assume the Tower can handle ATX as well. Should I research this further?
Thank you considering my questions
Pat