Switching from Mac to Windows

[sayresy]

Hi there - I need a PC that has the power to effortlessly run CS6 (photoshop, illustrator, premiere). A Mac Pro is out of my price range - therefore any spec advice for a first time premium pc.

 

[Boozad]

What's your budget? Do you intend to game with it?

 

[sayresy]

My first time build

This PC will be required to run Adobe CCS and gaming - is 450w a big enough power supply..

Case
STYLISH BLACK/SILVER TRIDENT CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770k (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-K: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
SSD CACHE DRIVE
20GB INTEL® SSD 313 SERIES - SLC CACHE DRIVE FOR SYSTEM / 1st HDD
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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
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
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE GRID 2 GAME with 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4670K & i7-4770K!
Quantity
1

 

[sayresy]

Yup - I have changed a couple of things but am worried that the power supply 450w might not be big enough

 

[moosEh]

I would suggest swapping to the 600W and Silver Warranty.

 

[sayresy]

Went to make the change to my order and the system seems to think that 600w cooling would be too hi. Thanks for the tip on the silver warranty though

 

[sayresy]

Is it really worth having a 20GB SSD cache drive over a larger 180GB SSD 1st drive

 

[Rakk]

Is it really worth having a 20GB SSD cache drive over a larger 180GB SSD 1st drive

I would go for the proper SSD drive (ie. the 180gb one in this case) instead of the cache drive, then you can choose what is put on it

 

[sayresy]

Thanks Rakk ...yup i have just done that - traded for a 180gb as you pointed out...second HDD i have chosen the 1TB Caviar black as drive2

 

[sayresy]

having problems posting my updated spec...