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DS for Photography - FINAL Review

Post Date: 2010-02-02
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    Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 9:55am
Ok, I'm almost ready to purchase, but would like one final review before I push the Buy It Now button.
 
Workstation will be used for my wife and son to process, edit and print photos. Maybe light gaming in the future, nothing heavy.
 
Feedback welcome....thanks for all the help!!!
 
Ticket Number - 379966
 
Let me know your thoughts on if I missed something or should change anything.
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if you want a dx11 card go with 5770.

Edited by DST4ME - 02 Feb 2010 at 1:21pm

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You are unbelievable DST4ME, that is the one part I was struggling with the most - what video card to choose for this Photography rig.
 
Little help to finalize:
 
1. Which is better for Photography - NVIDIA or ATI?
2. Which model card should I go with and why?
3. Pros and Cons of choice?
 
Feedback so I can order would be great....and THANK YOU for ALL YOUR HELP!!!!
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if its not for gaming both ati and nvidia will do fine, they difffer in cuda and 3D, nothing you will worry about.

the 250 you have chosen is fine but if you want to have dx11 support the 5770 will give you same performance and dx11 support.

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OK...I think I'm going with this:
 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922
Exterior Finish: - Not Available
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 Micro Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi/Western Digital (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 22x / 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 5770 1GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Cooler Master V8 High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Available
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - Not Available
Chassis Mods: - Not Available
Noise Reduction: - Not Available
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - Not Available
Boost Memory: - Not Available
Boost OS: - Not Available
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - Not Available
Office: - Not Available
Benchmarking: - Not Available
Install/Test Game: FREE: Please include a free copy of a hot-selling game
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 (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
 
Good??
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looks great you can cf with that if you ever wanted to also to match a power of 5870.

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