Adobe CS5/Gaming Rig

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Hey everyone. I'm looking to build a rig that will be capable of handling Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects CS5, smoothly. Photoshop is the major one because I use it the most, and as I use a Canon 5D Mark II in RAW format, the image files are pretty big (24-30mb) so I know RAM will play a main factor.. In addition, I'll be playing a fair amount of WoW, CoD MW2, and Crysis 2 when it comes out. I'm hoping the system will be able to achieve max settings at least until the end of 2011. My budget is around 3500-4500. I also prefer a LC system rather than a fan system because of the OC'ing potential. I'll be using the Dell U4210 for the setup.

So yeah, please rate and let me know if everything looks fine. I'd also welcome any recommendations. Thank you and I really appreciate it!

Ticket #: 417298             ($3950 base)

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot 
Seller - Black OPS Assassin Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard 
Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: 
Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 Micro 
Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System 
Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator with DHX Extreme Edition 
(CMP6GX3M3A1600C7) 
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified 
(Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)  
Expansion
 Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid 
State (By: Intel) (Extreme Performance) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition)  
Set
 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x 
(1TB Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS  (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) 
(SATA) (Extreme Speed) 
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical
 Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical 
Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port 
(Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 
1x ATI Radeon HD 5970 4GB (280-4GTSR Toxic)               
Add-on 
Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme
 Cooling: H20: Stage 4: Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System: CPU Only 
H20 
Tube Color:Blue Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting 
Reactive) 
Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans
 (Blue) (Up to 6 Fans) 
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting 
System (Red) 
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise
 Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock the 
processor between 4.0GHz to 4.2GHz (Requires H20 Cooling Upgrade) 
Boost
 Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible 
with complete stability 
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not 
overclock my memory
Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the
 non-crucial services on the operating system 
Windows OS: Microsoft 
Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) 
Restore Kit: Digital Storm 
Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No 
Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test
 Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers:
 - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External 
Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt -
 Black (Medium) 
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 
Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year 
Limited Warranty with Life-Time Customer Support (3 Year Labor & 1 
Year Parts)

Edited by sA x sKy - 23 Jun 2010 at 8:41pm

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sA x sKy Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Jun 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 23	Quote Reply Topic: Adobe CS5/Gaming Rig Posted: 23 Jun 2010 at 8:36pm
	Hey everyone. I'm looking to build a rig that will be capable of handling Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects CS5, smoothly. Photoshop is the major one because I use it the most, and as I use a Canon 5D Mark II in RAW format, the image files are pretty big (24-30mb) so I know RAM will play a main factor.. In addition, I'll be playing a fair amount of WoW, CoD MW2, and Crysis 2 when it comes out. I'm hoping the system will be able to achieve max settings at least until the end of 2011. My budget is around 3500-4500. I also prefer a LC system rather than a fan system because of the OC'ing potential. I'll be using the Dell U4210 for the setup. So yeah, please rate and let me know if everything looks fine. I'd also welcome any recommendations. Thank you and I really appreciate it! Ticket #: 417298 ($3950 base) Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Assassin Edition Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 Micro Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator with DHX Extreme Edition (CMP6GX3M3A1600C7) Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Extreme Performance) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5970 4GB (280-4GTSR Toxic) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 4: Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System: CPU Only H20 Tube Color:Blue Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive) Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Blue) (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock the processor between 4.0GHz to 4.2GHz (Requires H20 Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Medium) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Limited Warranty with Life-Time Customer Support (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Parts) Edited by sA x sKy - 23 Jun 2010 at 8:41pm

WardTheSteak Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 605	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2010 at 8:54pm
	417303 This system is $3,974. First thing I did was upgrade the mobo to the 3x sli to give you some upgrade room. Also, I took off the corsair dominator ram because its not really worth the extra cash. I went with the hdd with the 64 mb cache because it was only about 10 dollars more might as well get a little more bang for your bucks, if not you can keep the one you have. I switched out the 5970 with 2 Nvidia gtx 480 cards, because they're simply the most powerful single unit gpu's and in sli they will definitely take out any of the games you want. I also upgraded your psu to be able to take on 3x sli, which for about $100 dollars over your budget you could go with 3 gtx 480's but that might be a little overkill. Also, as far as the gpu overclock I kept it, but you might want to just let someone help you oc it over the forums, because DS I think will only oc it with about a 10 to 15% boost, and if you wanted them to do more I'm sure you'd have to go with the gpu LC config.

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