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[phikel]

Hi.

I'm replacing an old XP based PC which I use for photography/graphics/web design mainly. (It also plays music while I work). I need to keep the screens(2) that I currently use as they are pro standard for photography. I have another PC which is pretty much the same as the one spec'd below (case & motherboard differ) which I bought about a year ago to do similar work. I will add 2x 250gb SATA 3GB hard drives to this new m/c when I get it so...

Is the power supply sufficient?
Will any extra cooling be required?

Anything you would alter?

I'm very unlikely to use this for games BTW



Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SEAGATE Barracuda SATA-III 6Gb/s HDD, 32MB Cache (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

Thanks

Phil

[Phoenix]

I would change the graphics card for an AMD Radeon HD6790 and upgrade the CPU to the i7-2600; the power supply and cooling will be fine.

[TJWhonley]

what budget are you on?
this would be a better build;
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE-more than enough cooling and lots of space
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics-if you are not planning to overclock then drop this to the I5-2500
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)-anymore than this is unstable and overkill
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti 448 CORE (BETTER THAN 2GB VERSION!)-the best gpu without going into silly money but like you say you aren't doing gaming so you will be more than comfortable with the one you mentioned in your previous spec
Free Item
FREE Battlefield 3 with Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 CORE!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)-enough if you dont really plan to upgrade in the future
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)-you cant have too much cooling
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)-you may want the silver
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £890.00 including VAT and delivery.

[phikel]

Thanks for your input

I would change the graphics card for an AMD Radeon HD6790 and upgrade the CPU to the i7-2600; the power supply and cooling will be fine.

I don't really need the extra processing power from the i7, so I'll stay with the i5. But why the Radeon card?

what budget are you on?

Sub £1000 - but it's really a case of trying to match my current m/c as far as possible

this would be a better build;
Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE-more than enough cooling and lots of space

Can't see that on the site

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics-if you are not planning to overclock then drop this to the I5-2500

That's why my spec said 2500 not 2500K

1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti 448 CORE (BETTER THAN 2GB VERSION!)-the best gpu without going into silly money but like you say you aren't doing gaming so you will be more than comfortable with the one you mentioned in your previous spec
Free Item
FREE Battlefield 3 with Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 CORE!

Don't need the game so I'll stay with the same card

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)-you may want the silver

I'm thinking about that

[Phoenix]

Thanks for your input
I don't really need the extra processing power from the i7, so I'll stay with the i5. But why the Radeon card?

Well you don't really need an i5, you could get an i3 but the point is you'll get more performance out of the computer through the things you'll be doing with these changes.