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... with a E6300 build??? You know, the usual, "I'm a noob and it's my first build..." stuff (I guess it must get boring after so many nearly identical posts... "sigh").
I know the next question, however, so here's the answer:
I think that about covers what my needs are. I'm thinking at the least 4Gigs of RAM, though more would be nice if I can get Windows and PS to actually use it. As is, I plan to use the 3Gig switch in the boot.ini file to allow PS to access 3Gigs of memory while Win XP Pro can divy up the rest as it sees fit.
I really just need something sufficient as far as a graphics card is concerned. I don't have any idea what that will be, but Photoshop and 2+Gig graphic files aren't integrated friendly (don't ax how I know...). I heard that NEC is good as far as an optical drive. I'll need a DVD/RW certainly to save some larger files to.
I don't want junk, but I do want inexpensive. I understand that those two desires are not always compatible, but often enough they are, and where they happen not to be in regards to this project, better is... well, better. Otherwise, refer back to the post title: How low can we go... Just how little can I get away with spending on something reliable? Specific component suggestions are most welcome, i.e., sought after
P.S. I would love the E6600 chip, but don't know if I can swing it. I don't have a solid budget, but basically, again, how low can I go sorta thing. If I were to get a 6600, would that require better components/cooling, etc.?
Thanks a ton. I've learned a lot here already, and sure I will continue to for a looong time to come.
Newbiest
I know the next question, however, so here's the answer:
- I'm not a gamer, and there's a 99.999% chance that I never will be.
- I want something powerful to run some fairly serious Photoshop CS editing with over 2Gig files; possibly up to 4 or more Gigs in the future.
- I want stability over cutting edge performance. I don't want to waste any performance either, but not at the expense of potentially frying the components, certainly, or even occasional headaches. OC'ing is fine, but only modestly.
- I need the ability to run two monitors, one digital flat panel and one CRT (even though I may well not use a CRT at all, or upgrade to a second digital flat panel at some time... this may be a toughy and require a future video card upgrade).
- I don't care much about audio, so a motherboard with a fair enough integrated audio or a "good enough" audio card for listening to some tunes while PSing. I won't be able to bear choppy sound in the least, of course.
- PSU must be able to get along with 100v. I don't think this is a problem for almost any PSU out there, but since I live in Japan and only have 100v I should mention it just in case.
- This is somewhat a biggy... I really need to keep the thing cool (one reason for the "low-end" E6300). My computer room can get quite warm and I'm concerned about this aspect of things. Water cooling would be nice, though I think air is sufficient if the water isn't practical in terms of installation and/or price.
- Oh! I almost forgot! Peace and Quiet! I'd like some peace and quiet for a change. I'd like to keep things cool AND quiet at the same time.
I think that about covers what my needs are. I'm thinking at the least 4Gigs of RAM, though more would be nice if I can get Windows and PS to actually use it. As is, I plan to use the 3Gig switch in the boot.ini file to allow PS to access 3Gigs of memory while Win XP Pro can divy up the rest as it sees fit.
I really just need something sufficient as far as a graphics card is concerned. I don't have any idea what that will be, but Photoshop and 2+Gig graphic files aren't integrated friendly (don't ax how I know...). I heard that NEC is good as far as an optical drive. I'll need a DVD/RW certainly to save some larger files to.
I don't want junk, but I do want inexpensive. I understand that those two desires are not always compatible, but often enough they are, and where they happen not to be in regards to this project, better is... well, better. Otherwise, refer back to the post title: How low can we go... Just how little can I get away with spending on something reliable? Specific component suggestions are most welcome, i.e., sought after
P.S. I would love the E6600 chip, but don't know if I can swing it. I don't have a solid budget, but basically, again, how low can I go sorta thing. If I were to get a 6600, would that require better components/cooling, etc.?
Thanks a ton. I've learned a lot here already, and sure I will continue to for a looong time to come.
Newbiest