09-10-2007, 10:43 PM | #1 |
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New system, please comment!
I am currently working out a new system and would very much appreciate any comments on the configuration or chosen components!
The system will be used mainly for: - Design (indesign and photoshop mainly) - Programming / web development - Bit of gaming Lian Li PC-7B Plus II Zalman ZM460-APS 460Watt GigaByte S775 GA-P35C-DS3R 1066 DDR2 / 1333 DDR3 PCIe Sata Audio Intel E6850 core2 duo 3.00 4Mb 1333 Retail Scythe Infinity SCINF-1000 Kingston DDR2 2GB 667MHZ 2x1024MB ValueRam Retail KVR667D2N5K2/2G Asus EN8800GTS HTDP 320M 2xDVI-I PCI-E HDCP 2x Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB 7200Rpm Sata 3.0Gb/s 16MB Samsung DVR20X DL, SATA 8X DL, Black, Bulk + Nero Logitech DiNovo Media Desktop Laser/US USB Dell 2407WFP-HC 24-inch I'd also like to know if this is a right moment to buy a new system or if it's better to wait for certain 'new' technologies. |
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09-10-2007, 10:46 PM | #2 | |
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09-10-2007, 11:08 PM | #3 | |
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Also, since you're doing design work, et al Photoshop, get 4GB of memory rather than 2GB |
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09-11-2007, 12:21 AM | #4 |
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I've had the GA-P35-DS3P for a few weeks now and it's worked flawlessly |
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09-11-2007, 12:45 AM | #5 |
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I have read lots of good reviews of gigabytes P35 boards. I just ordered a GA-P35-DQ6 myself.
I would agree that you might want a bigger power supply to be on the safe side of things. |
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09-11-2007, 01:03 AM | #7 | |
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Go with a power supply from Ultra. I have a 600 watt one. It looks like it was chromed, really bitchin'. I always get Ultra power supplies for my customers (I do computer repair / building) and I have NEVER had a complaint from any of them or a failure.
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09-11-2007, 01:59 AM | #9 | |
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Zydell, I have put together a parts list for my next system...somewhat similar to what you have. While I will use Gigabyte they are not in my top 3. I favor ASUS. Also, I favor PMR SATA2 Seagate hard drives. The only other gotcha that has me delaying is Vista SP1 and the shake out on DirectX 10.1 and the hardware side of that equation. I expect I'll buy 2 or three video upgrades during the life of my next system but I want to start with full 10.1 compatibility with this next one.
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Maybe I'll go for a 500-520 watt corsair/zalman power supply but I think that 600+ watt is definately overkill (I will for example not be using 2 highend video cards). So unless someone can do a simple calculation for me and prove me wrong I'll stay at around 500 watt... Quote:
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I'll be considering the 4GB since it's not a very expensive investment and indeed I can use the memory. Still, on my current system I only have 1.5GB and that runs my Adobe CS3 premium design suite fine (but that's XP and I heard that Vista likes a lot of memory...) So anyways, I will be running 64bit Vista in order to (in the future) support >= 4GB memory! Quote:
I very much understand your points on Vista SP1 and the “upcomming” DX10.1, even though I am not sure when that will be? Does anyone know when the first DX10.1 cards are expected to be released? And will ATI and nVidia simply release a new revision for cards like the X1950 PRO and 8800 GTS? |
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I agree that stable lines are more important than higher watts. |
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