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Not sure who caught my post in RCC about moving my computer repair (and building) business to a design oriented business...but I'll be needing a new computer system to handle the Adobe Suites more efficiently...time is money in design, and if I can cut down loading and and lag times, it'll be fantastic. Any who...I won't need a 100% complete rebuild, but it will be close. Here's what I've got picked out so far:
Case - $140 Dunno why Newegg links were screwy last night...but; anyways, if anyone has a better suggestion, I am not willing to go much over $200 on the case, including shipping...it MUST be a full tower, and it MUST be sleek (no stupid angles, no gaudy case fans, no stupid crap like that...I picked that case for a reason. I did have my eye on the Corsair 800D (and a Lian Li), but they were just too spendy.
Board - $210
CPU - $190
RAM (x2) - $170
CPU Cooler - $35. Okay. I'm getting really sick of using this cooler, but honestly, is there anything comparable performance wise in the SAME price bracket? I'm not willing to spend more than $40 for a cooler...I'm getting sick of these ginormous tower heatsinks, but I do enjoy the ease of installation on an AMD system with this as it utilizes the stock mounting bracket and AMD clip.
SSDs (x2) - $250 Will be using this strictly for the O/S drives in RAID0. Depending on the final budget, I may actually snag one more and go with three. I was hoping Intel would have a budget solution in this area, as their SSDs have lower failure rates (they only use their own chips, where other companies use chips from all over the industry..such as Jmicron, etc, etc.). I am looking to RAID0 to theoretically double the throughput, so one SSD is out of the question...go big or go home, here, boys. Yes, I know that they are still spendy in terms of $/GB, but I'm willing to eat that for increased launch speeds and tasks in Adobe.
Total is around $1,000, not factoring in shipping or instant savings at time of purchase. I will NOT be sending in any rebates, so don't tempt me with any. Too much hassle in the past.
I've got 2 - 1TB WD Black drives that I'll be keeping in RAID1 for my data storage in the system, and I've already got 2 - Sony Optiarc 24x burners, along with a fan controller and a handful of Scythe fans to keep things cool. Also have a 750w modular corsair that will be swapped to this new build, as well as my old Sapphire 3870. Oh, and I have Windows 7 to put on it.
However, I won't notice any increased performance in Adobe with a newer GPU, will I? I know that it's mostly taxing on the CPU (which is the reason I went with the hex core in the first place). If it would be significant, I could eventually clear up the extra $250-ish needed for a 6950.
Let me know your thoughts. I know this seems overkill, but considering it's a business expense and a tax deduction with a useful life of 5 years (which I think is ridiculous), and thus, might as well go big and hope it lasts without major upgrades for at least 75% of that time span. I could section 179 it, but I have a feeling I won't roll in any major cashish this year as I haven't started my marketing strategy, or even organized for this new venture yet.
Also, fyi guys, though I'm not a fanboy, in this economy, AMD is and will continue to be at the top of my list platform wise. You would have to try VERY hard to convince me to break the bank on an Intel based system. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
EDIT: Wow. Idk what happened with those links. Even screwier than when I originally pasted them in. Should be working now.
Case - $140 Dunno why Newegg links were screwy last night...but; anyways, if anyone has a better suggestion, I am not willing to go much over $200 on the case, including shipping...it MUST be a full tower, and it MUST be sleek (no stupid angles, no gaudy case fans, no stupid crap like that...I picked that case for a reason. I did have my eye on the Corsair 800D (and a Lian Li), but they were just too spendy.
Board - $210
CPU - $190
RAM (x2) - $170
CPU Cooler - $35. Okay. I'm getting really sick of using this cooler, but honestly, is there anything comparable performance wise in the SAME price bracket? I'm not willing to spend more than $40 for a cooler...I'm getting sick of these ginormous tower heatsinks, but I do enjoy the ease of installation on an AMD system with this as it utilizes the stock mounting bracket and AMD clip.
SSDs (x2) - $250 Will be using this strictly for the O/S drives in RAID0. Depending on the final budget, I may actually snag one more and go with three. I was hoping Intel would have a budget solution in this area, as their SSDs have lower failure rates (they only use their own chips, where other companies use chips from all over the industry..such as Jmicron, etc, etc.). I am looking to RAID0 to theoretically double the throughput, so one SSD is out of the question...go big or go home, here, boys. Yes, I know that they are still spendy in terms of $/GB, but I'm willing to eat that for increased launch speeds and tasks in Adobe.
Total is around $1,000, not factoring in shipping or instant savings at time of purchase. I will NOT be sending in any rebates, so don't tempt me with any. Too much hassle in the past.
I've got 2 - 1TB WD Black drives that I'll be keeping in RAID1 for my data storage in the system, and I've already got 2 - Sony Optiarc 24x burners, along with a fan controller and a handful of Scythe fans to keep things cool. Also have a 750w modular corsair that will be swapped to this new build, as well as my old Sapphire 3870. Oh, and I have Windows 7 to put on it.
However, I won't notice any increased performance in Adobe with a newer GPU, will I? I know that it's mostly taxing on the CPU (which is the reason I went with the hex core in the first place). If it would be significant, I could eventually clear up the extra $250-ish needed for a 6950.
Let me know your thoughts. I know this seems overkill, but considering it's a business expense and a tax deduction with a useful life of 5 years (which I think is ridiculous), and thus, might as well go big and hope it lasts without major upgrades for at least 75% of that time span. I could section 179 it, but I have a feeling I won't roll in any major cashish this year as I haven't started my marketing strategy, or even organized for this new venture yet.
Also, fyi guys, though I'm not a fanboy, in this economy, AMD is and will continue to be at the top of my list platform wise. You would have to try VERY hard to convince me to break the bank on an Intel based system. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
EDIT: Wow. Idk what happened with those links. Even screwier than when I originally pasted them in. Should be working now.