Hello everyone
To start with, thank you for providing this resource for users like myself and thank you in advance for all the helpful members
I am trying to put together a PC that will be used mainly for photo editing (Photoshop, lightroom etc) as well as daily computing
After doing my search and reading I am thinking of the following options. Any recommendations?
Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5Ghz 8MB 77W LGA1155
ASUS P8Z77-V LK Intel Z77 Ivy Bridge Motherboard
2x Mushkin BlacklineFrostByte 997055 16GB(2x8GB) DDR3-1600
Samsung 840 Series 250GB SATA3 SSD (MZ-7TD250BW)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 64MB SATA3
LG BH14NS40 14X Blu-Ray Writer
EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX660 Superclocked 2G ( thought about the 660Ti but perhaps won't gain much performance for my needs to justify the extra cost?)
Corsair HX650 V2 650W Modular PSU 80PLUS Gold
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64Bit OEM
Fractal Design Define R4 Mid Tower USB3.0 Black ( or similar)
ASUS PB278Q 27" Wide LED Monitor
I think if I will change anything it will be:
- Reduce the RAM to 16GB (32GB might be an overkill)
- Use the extra $ to upgrade the motherboard to ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE
Would this be a better build ?
It took me a while to do my homework and put the pieces together but I think I ended up with good value for money, although I know it is not cheap but I hope it will last me for a few years to come
Any bit of advice is hugely appreciated
Thanks
Yousif
To start with, thank you for providing this resource for users like myself and thank you in advance for all the helpful members
I am trying to put together a PC that will be used mainly for photo editing (Photoshop, lightroom etc) as well as daily computing
After doing my search and reading I am thinking of the following options. Any recommendations?
Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5Ghz 8MB 77W LGA1155
ASUS P8Z77-V LK Intel Z77 Ivy Bridge Motherboard
2x Mushkin BlacklineFrostByte 997055 16GB(2x8GB) DDR3-1600
Samsung 840 Series 250GB SATA3 SSD (MZ-7TD250BW)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 64MB SATA3
LG BH14NS40 14X Blu-Ray Writer
EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX660 Superclocked 2G ( thought about the 660Ti but perhaps won't gain much performance for my needs to justify the extra cost?)
Corsair HX650 V2 650W Modular PSU 80PLUS Gold
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64Bit OEM
Fractal Design Define R4 Mid Tower USB3.0 Black ( or similar)
ASUS PB278Q 27" Wide LED Monitor
I think if I will change anything it will be:
- Reduce the RAM to 16GB (32GB might be an overkill)
- Use the extra $ to upgrade the motherboard to ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE
Would this be a better build ?
It took me a while to do my homework and put the pieces together but I think I ended up with good value for money, although I know it is not cheap but I hope it will last me for a few years to come
Any bit of advice is hugely appreciated
Thanks
Yousif