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Ya, touch is the big one for mobile, but I am not ditching my 25x16 display :)

Is there any reason not to stay with Windows 7 Ultimate when I re-load my Lightroom PC? I have W8 on my surface pro, but don't really want to buy another W8 copy if I don't need to right away. I have 24 GB ram and a 128GB Intel 520 SSD plus array. I am using a non-touch display.

I went with the 8x4GB G- Skill 1866 memory so I can use 24GB with the current setup and upgrade to a 3930 K later. Will be on the lookout for 3930K+MOBO deals or a future Sandybridge E proc at a lower price point. Thanks again Danny and everyone!

Decided to get an AMS 4 in 3 drive bay $79, 4x 2TB 7200 seagate drives $400 and 24Gb 1600 vengeance $200. I know that the ram won't carry forward, but with W8 on the intel 120 SSD, 24GB ram and an internal 6TB raid 5 array it will be a decent computer for a year or two more until it gets turned...

Oh man, this is not an easy choice. Seems like just a raid 0 set for editing that is backed up would be sufficient. I may go back to just getting the new CPU, mobo and ram and raid 0 two 2TB drives I already have. The ram issue for trying to fix my current PC is a waste of money as you say, so...

These are the drives that seem the best. http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemNumber=N82E16822178338

This is the ram I am looking at: http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemNumber=N82E16820231359

Hi Danny, Weighing the cost vs impact and decided to go for 4 2-4 TB drives on the integrated controller in RAID 5 and just do a clean install on the intel drive. This may solve my issues and can upgrade everything later. What 24GB ram kit to you reccomend for some OC and which 2-4TB drives...

I meant that it was good to oc my 920 if I just do a new storage system.

I will look into this. I may just upgrade my storage to a nice array and add ram. Even video card. I bet it is my storage that is my #1 bottleneck based on these articles. I can OC my 920 with the cooler I have. Would like a faster machine, but not sure I could swing everything at once.

Thanks Danny! I have built multiple raid 5 systems in the past and I see where this could be a if help. I often run into this lag when going through photos, but it is minimized when I pre-render previews at 2048. What is the best raid controller and external enclosure setup nowadays? I used...

Is there any point in upgrading to a less expensive platform like the 3770k or 2700k?

Thanks again Danny! If I turn the old stuff into a server, should I just leave it intact as is and buy a new case, power supply etc etc? Do a full build or just buy a cheap case and small power supply etc and re-use the old zalman 1000 and Antec p180.

Thanks Danny! If I go the route you suggest, what nVidia card do you reccomend and what should I do with my old CPU/MOBO/RAM/Video Card? Craigslist? Any idea of the current value?

Hi All, I have a lot of raw photos from my 5DIII (200,000). When I told Lightroom 4 to render standard size previews at 2048 high quality it took 2 whole days... Maybe it is time for an upgrade? I notice LR4 seems to use all of the cores and memory usage is up. CPU Performance is spiking like...