Just about to order - is this spec ok? (for photo editing)

oimee

Active member
Hi everyone, this the final tweaked version of my spec for a photo editing (Adobe CS5) and general home use machine.

I am leaving room to add a graphics card in future - but would prefer not to get it now as i don't have the budget.

are there any glaring errors in my set-up?

Case STYLISH BLACK/SILVER TRIDENT CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® P8H67-M LX SI (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 2.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, 2 x PCI
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card INTEGRATED INTEL HD GRAPHICS (HDMI, DVI, 1920 X 1200)
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 500MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities ONBOARD 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)
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year
Price £921.00
 

Fear

Prolific Poster
Not sure what graphics card you might get eventually so you may have to increase the PSU do you have any idea what card you will get ?
 

oimee

Active member
I was thinking of getting the GTS 430 (min 300w) or 450 (min 400w) at some point...would the 450W CPU be enough for the whole system if I added either one of these?

I will never be using this machine for games...well maybe Solitaire :):)
 

Fear

Prolific Poster
yeah the 450W will be fine with either of those cards.

and i hope thats going to be spider solitare ;)
 
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