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Hi,

Thinking about getting a new computer that can run CS5 with no hesitation and other editing software. Here are the specs

Intel® Core™ i7 870 Quad Core Processor (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache) - LGA1156
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional
700W X-Power Desktop Power Supply
ASUS P7P55 LX Mainboard - Intel Core™ i - LGA 1156 / ATX
8GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM - ( 2x4GB )
2x 750GB Serial ATA2 Hard Drive with 32MB Buffer (1.5TB Total)
1GB NVIDIA Geforce GTX460 with CUDA Graphics Accelerator
Blu-Ray Combo Optical Drive (Blu-ray ROM, DVD/CD RW)
22x Dual Layer DVD Writer Super Format +R/-R/RW/RAM
Multi-Format Memory Card Reader -(52-in-1 Internal)

Also I am getting stuck, trying to find a new monitor, any suggestion

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-U2311-Widescreen-Panel-Monitor/dp/B003R7K332/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1285702819&sr=1-1

This is my choice so far, I really do want a 1080 screen.

Cheers

James
 
Bit of an overkill IMHO, spend less and then more on glass.
 
yea a 1tb samsung hdd is the best bang for your pound at the mo...but the rest will do you fine..

the specs you have to be honest would make a good gaming pc so you could if you just want it for pp go for a cheaper build..

as for a monitors go up to and past 2560x1600 if you want a mid range one go for a 1600x1200 if gaming as well or a 1920x1200...

if you are going to raid them always raid them so 1 is a copy of the first..dont raid them as a single drive lose 1 all gone and performance isnt as good as they say..2 1tb drive and raid1 them
 
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Nice specs mostly, you can't do better than that.
There is no point to buy 750gb hard drives, get 2 x 2TB, you will need it.

I would also recommend two monitors, I find it a lot easier than working on a single monitor. Try to get 1920 x 1200 as well, a few more pixels than the usual 1920x1080 won't hurt.
 
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RAID1 is NOT a backup solution.
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That old chestnut again!

For Kevin's benefit as a relative newcomer to the site, this has been discussed at great length - usually I'd find a thread for you but as the search is down I'll just summarise the discussions.

RAID1 is great as an operational backup - if one of your drives stops working, no problem at all, just replace it with another drive and your get seamless(ish) working.

However, RAID1 doesn't protect against a variety of computing risks (e.g. the RAID controller breaking, viruses/trojans etc) and any kind of environmental risk (fires, theft). To counteract these risks a backup to an external drive (especially one that you can keep in a different location to the RAID1 set up) is the only sensible option. (Some people opt for optical media but I don't think it's sustainable or a sufficiently good quality archive given the rate of damage to discs)
 
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That old chestnut again!

For Kevin's benefit as a relative newcomer to the site, this has been discussed at great length - usually I'd find a thread for you but as the search is down I'll just summarise the discussions.

RAID1 is great as an operational backup - if one of your drives stops working, no problem at all, just replace it with another drive and your get seamless(ish) working.

However, RAID1 doesn't protect against a variety of computing risks (e.g. the RAID controller breaking, viruses/trojans etc) and any kind of environmental risk (fires, theft). To counteract these risks a backup to an external drive (especially one that you can keep in a different location to the RAID1 set up) is the only sensible option. (Some people opt for optical media but I don't think it's sustainable or a sufficiently good quality archive given the rate of damage to discs)
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indeed..

although personally i would never use the word "backup" around RAID, its more of a temporary redundancy method for 24/7 systems than backup.

it also wont protect you against some hardware failures such as array controller failure.. but ive done that story too many times now.
 
markrichardson said:
However, RAID1 doesn't protect against a variety of computing risks (e.g. the RAID controller breaking, viruses/trojans etc) and any kind of environmental risk (fires, theft).
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RAID 1 will protect you fine against controller failures.

The main problems is accidental deletion and file system corruption.
 
Cheers guys for the feedback, now to answer some questions.

The reason for two 750Gb hard drives, is I am planning to install CS5 on a separate hard drive, and the company who is making it only do 750Gb x2 or 1Tb x2.

Reason behind going for a 1080 monitor, is that I read somewhere that your eyes can’t tell the difference between 1080 and high resolution monitors.
Also got a 32inch TV, I was planning on using as a display monitor

And the reason for the over killing. Is because I was thinking about going for a Mac, and I was interested to see what kind of pc I could create for the same amount of money. (Release the flood gates:runaway:)
 
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really? tell that to the drives that were trashed thanks to an array controller failure..
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That's different, you omitted large parts of the story...

Crappy controller then - also, software mirroring is better anyway.
 
TBH the whole system seems vastly over-spec'd for the applications you're going to put it to.

A 1GB Video card - you will never use a fraction of its power just editing photos.
2x4Gb DRAM memory - 2x2Gb would be more than adequate.

And why:
Blu-Ray Combo Optical Drive (Blu-ray ROM, DVD/CD RW)
22x Dual Layer DVD Writer Super Format +R/-R/RW/RAM
Multi-Format Memory Card Reader -(52-in-1 Internal)

Will you actually ever use all these - maybe the Combo re-writer if you're into Blu-Ray - but the rest?

And you will certainly need more HDD space.

I would work out what you actually NEED first then look for a spec which gives you that.

Don't forget you will also need to buy programs as well - or at least upgrade some of the ones you already have for the new system.

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well i never said not to make a back up..all i said is raid1 mirrors the main drive incase of 1 drive failing...then you have a complete copy on the 2nd drive...raid errors in riad 0 will make data unreadable dual to how the raid array works ie stripping(writing data between 2 drives)

raid1 write 2 complete sets of data(mirroring) so both drives are readable, raid controller errors will not effect the data in a raid 1 array
 
Not sure there are many apps that make full use of quad core cpus. There are some cheap fast dual cores around that will cope easily

I'd be tempted to get a smallish hard drive for the OS and a big second drive for rest --- and a big external hard drive for backing up.

Is the Windows 7 the 64 bit version? If not, then a lot of the 8 Gig of RAM will be unused and as said 8 is probably more than you will need.

Dave
 
http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=MAINPAGE_VII

Mesh is the company you can customise any of their computers to a certain extent. Price is not that bad either, to build what I wanted from scratch would be a lot of pennies. I’ve gone for the, elite pro 870 with custom add ones.

Yes it is 64bit version of windows.

The reason behind going for 2 x 4GB, is because if I decided in the future to have 16gb of ram. I would only have to pay for 2 extra cards instead of buying 4 cards.
 
If you are using a TV as a monitor check the response time of it, a TVs response time is usually slower than a monitor, if you are gaming you will notive a difference... also how far away are you planning on bing from your 32 inch when at the keyboard?
 
james check the price of your spec. here to see if they can do it any cheaper. also join their new forum site to get some feedback on your spec. from their techies.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/contact-us/

Dave
 
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