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Hey guys! I've come to you guys before for help with a build, so I'm hoping you can pull through for me again! This time, I have a pretty awesome request..
I currently work in the design field in a medium sized corporate setting. We're looking into getting new hardware for our designers because we seem to be having big issues with Adobe Creative Suite crashing a lot, and the system generally running pretty slow. We currently use PC for all of our design work. One suggestion has been to simply go right for the new Mac Pros. However, we would like options to bring forward, as we feel PC might be the better option in regards to cost to performance.
Our design department uses Illustrator heavily. Probably 85%-90% of our work is Ai. The rest is a mixture of Photoshop and InDesign. Some of our designers use 3D programs like SolidWorks and rendering programs like Keyshot (this makes the Mac route difficult).
So, here are my list of demands!
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Heavy Adobe Illustrator work, and general Adobe Creative Suite use. Also frequent use of 3D modeling and rendering using SolidWorks and KeyShot.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Max budget is $5,000. If possible, show one other option with a max budget of $3000.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA, New Jersey
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
This would be a PC from the ground up, excluding keyboard/mouse:
CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD (SSD), CD drive, motherboard, PSU, case, monitor
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
No parts would be reused. Complelely new PC.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Monitor will be new, as well. It's a design environment where we currently use two monitors (24 and 21). One large 27in similar to the newest Mac monitors would be great.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
USB3.0 would be great. The build would be used primarily and probably entirely for design use. Things like Crossfire/SLI will never happen nor are needed. I'm not too sure how things like SATA 6Gb/s would be a benefit.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes. Windows 7 64bit.
I currently work in the design field in a medium sized corporate setting. We're looking into getting new hardware for our designers because we seem to be having big issues with Adobe Creative Suite crashing a lot, and the system generally running pretty slow. We currently use PC for all of our design work. One suggestion has been to simply go right for the new Mac Pros. However, we would like options to bring forward, as we feel PC might be the better option in regards to cost to performance.
Our design department uses Illustrator heavily. Probably 85%-90% of our work is Ai. The rest is a mixture of Photoshop and InDesign. Some of our designers use 3D programs like SolidWorks and rendering programs like Keyshot (this makes the Mac route difficult).
So, here are my list of demands!
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Heavy Adobe Illustrator work, and general Adobe Creative Suite use. Also frequent use of 3D modeling and rendering using SolidWorks and KeyShot.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Max budget is $5,000. If possible, show one other option with a max budget of $3000.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA, New Jersey
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
This would be a PC from the ground up, excluding keyboard/mouse:
CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD (SSD), CD drive, motherboard, PSU, case, monitor
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
No parts would be reused. Complelely new PC.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Monitor will be new, as well. It's a design environment where we currently use two monitors (24 and 21). One large 27in similar to the newest Mac monitors would be great.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
USB3.0 would be great. The build would be used primarily and probably entirely for design use. Things like Crossfire/SLI will never happen nor are needed. I'm not too sure how things like SATA 6Gb/s would be a benefit.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes. Windows 7 64bit.