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| Thread ID: 111088 | 2010-07-13 07:20:00 | New desktop - suggestions please? | R.M. (561) | Press F1 |
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| 1118500 | 2010-07-13 11:08:00 | Isnt CS5 going to be CUDA enabled?.....in which case a nice Geforce card would be better | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1118501 | 2010-07-13 11:15:00 | having them in external eSATA docks makes them more secure how?? they'd be easier for someone to steal would'nt they??? i struggle for enough power jacks as it is :p or tripping over them myself. cannot imagine how one can coordinate 10 of them. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1118502 | 2010-07-13 11:16:00 | Isnt CS5 going to be CUDA enabled?.....in which case a nice Geforce card would be better With CS4 a video card is better i read but it doesn't need to be a truly muscle one. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1118503 | 2010-07-13 20:18:00 | I too am into photography and wanted a quiet PC. I got the following from ComputerLounge a couple of months ago: CPU = i5-750 Cooler = Freezer 7 Pro-2 (but the cooler that comes with the i5 is pretty quiet) Mobo = GA-P55A-UD4 (has an IDE port, also USB-3) Graphics = ATI 5450 (passive = quiet; has 3 outputs) OS = Win 7 Pro 64-bit ("pro" was a waste of money; "XPmode" = not worth it) Case = Enermax Chakra (has 250mm fan in side, = quiet) RAM = 8 GB of DDR3, 1333MHz (for loading lots of large TIFFs) Thanks - that's the sort of info I'm looking for. Are you telling me that Win 7 Home Premium is enough? That the extras in Pro aren't worth while? And may I be personal here - how much? :) |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 1118504 | 2010-07-13 20:20:00 | With CS4 a video card is better i read but it doesn't need to be a truly muscle one. My understanding from reading a photographers' site is that yes, a video card with CS5 is necessary but doesn't need to be a top of the line gaming one (although it would impress my sons!). :) |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 1118505 | 2010-07-13 20:50:00 | No-one has made any comment on cooling . . . Quiet is important . The current one was very noisy until I had the Zalman HDD cooler put in, but see that is now old technology . I forgot to mention (and I don't think it matters) but I also run 2 printer, 1 scanner and a Wacom tablet . . . . Why not have a talk with CL? They know what they're talking about . Coolers - you'd need to look them up and see what the dBA is on them . I don't have a problem with the stock cooler though - unless you're planning on overclocking? As for the scanner and tablet, drivers may be the issue here . I'd go 64bit for sure, but you need to check if they will run OK on it . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1118506 | 2010-07-13 21:47:00 | With CS4 a video card is better i read but it doesn't need to be a truly muscle one. eh?....we are talking CUDA on the graphic card, not graphic draw of the app! www.nvidia.com |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1118507 | 2010-07-13 22:02:00 | If you're serious about your photography, you may need a better monitor. Chances are your 19" is a TN panel - cheapest type with poor colour reproduction. Unfortunately NZ doesn't have many suppliers of these around, but Dell & HP have a few. They're not cheap though. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 1118508 | 2010-07-13 23:44:00 | If you're serious about your photography, you may need a better monitor. Chances are your 19" is a TN panel - cheapest type with poor colour reproduction. Unfortunately NZ doesn't have many suppliers of these around, but Dell & HP have a few. They're not cheap though. HP have a 24" IPS 1920x1200 for $545 (ZR24W) |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 1118509 | 2010-07-14 00:43:00 | Thanks - that's the sort of info I'm looking for. Are you telling me that Win 7 Home Premium is enough? That the extras in Pro aren't worth while? And may I be personal here - how much? :) BBC Micro's build would be perfect for you. If you wanted to save a few $$ you could drop back to 4GB RAM and lose the aftermarket cooler. |
wratterus (105) | ||
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