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    Question Advice sought for PC build

    Hi,

    I would really appreciate some advice on this PC that I'm having built, as I'm on a bit of a steep learning curve here!

    At the moment it will be used for working with some rather hefty files in PS CS5 but will also be needed for video editing with Premiere Pro very soon.

    Case
    Silverstone TJ09B Black Aluminium Full Tower Case

    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3930K, Six Core, 3.2GHz, 12MB Smart Cache

    Motherboard
    Asus P9X79 Motherboard - X79 Chipset

    Cooler
    Corsair H100 Hydro Series Extreme Performance CPU cooler

    Memory
    16GB (4x4GB) Corsair Vengeance LP, DDR3, 1600MHz

    Nvidia Graphics
    1280Mb EVGA GTX 570, 797MHz GPU, 480 Cores, 3900MHz GDDR5

    Power Supply
    650W PSU, Corsair Modular, 85% Eff', Quiet Fan

    SSD’s - X 2.
    128GB Corsair Performance Pro, Marvell, Read 500MB/s Write 340MB/s
    1 for OS & 1 for scratch drive.

    Hard Drive
    1TB Western Digital Caviar Black, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache

    Blu-ray
    LG BH10LS38 Blu-ray Writer

    On board sound card

    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit

    It has been suggested that it should be overclocked but I'm wondering if this is necessary as I've read that it is not always a good idea? It has also been mentioned that this graphics card might not be totally suitable for PS CS5 but I seem to have read that this isn't the case?

    I have an external hdd system set up so don't need any more storage drives.

    If anyone has an opinion on whether I can lower the spec. to save some money or up it to improve performance it would be very welcome.

    Thanks,
    Vince

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    Re: Advice sought for PC build

    Hi Vince,

    First of all - great spec. I'd say there's no issue using the GTX570 for Photoshop. As you're a hybrid user (multiple differing tasks) the 570 is highly recommended for Adobe Premiere if that's what you're using to edit.

    The additional power the 570 offers will carry over to photoshop also. As our systems are overclocked with a warranty, there's very little risk nowadays. The only time overclocking can be risky is if you do not upgrade the CPU cooler and I've noticed you've selected the H100. We have great results with the H100 and it gives us a 30-40°C headroom to overclock the CPU. Well worth it, considering it's a free service!

    Quality spec in my book, there's little I'd suggest you change, actually - nothing!


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    Re: Advice sought for PC build

    That's great, thanks Lee.

    Looking forward to having a sysytem from Scan again, my last one was built back in 2006 and is still here purrring away.

    Best

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