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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    Quick followup: I received the computer from AVAdirect on May 10; took me a few days to install all my programs, setup peripherals (printer, scanner), transfer photo/video files, etc. I've been using it for its intended purpose for a little over 2 weeks now. Impressions: - My previous...
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    I just placed the order with AVAdirect for the rev4 config. Final total: $922.33 (somehow the component prices dropped ~$7 since I placed a quote ~6 hours ago). I plan to post a followup when I receive it. Big thanks to everyone who provided advice :D.
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    After some more consideration, I'm going to drop the BD-ROM and go with standard DVD. I had visions of ripping my collection to run on a media streamer, but I can always add in a BD-ROM drive later. Regarding overclocking, I haven't see much specific comments. In the DPReview forums some...
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    I'm almost ready to pull the trigger. Here's component list rev2, mainly based on tonytnnt's recommendations. I made two changes: substituted 2500k for 2600k and went with a cheap video card. At this point, I very rarely do video editing and don't think I'll use any plugins that take...
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    Doh! You're right of course, but is the stock HSF adequate if I decide to overclock?
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    Thanks for the recommendation. I see that Microcenter has the i5-2500k for $100 less. Saving $100 from the computer budget means adding $100 to my photo equipment budget :), but will I be giving up a lot of performance without i7 hyperthreading? Anandtech Photoshop benchmarks don't show much...
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    yeah, I thought it was a CPU cooler, but then I checked the link. But, now it appears there's no CPU cooler in the list. Can I do without one?
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    oops, ignore this.
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    Thanks for the feedback guys! What would overclocking buy me in terms of Photoshop performance? If it's not very dramatic, then any cost I can shave off would go into more photo equipment :).
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    I do live in the Twin Cities and am familiar with that Microcenter. Although I prefer not to build myself, I haven't ruled it out completely, so any advice in that direction would be greatly appreciated as well.
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    Help with $1000 build for Photoshop CS5

    I'm planning to upgrade to a new DSLR as well, thus $1000 is a hard cap for my computer budget :). 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Primarily Photoshop CS5, small amount of video editing. Bluray viewing would be nice but not mandatory. 2)...
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