Re: Computer Build for Photo Editing - Need Recommendations
Mataz426 wrote:
Hello CorwinGraves, first post here. I would recommend building your own PC, I\'ve been building mine since the 90\'s. PC components are pretty cheap, and you won\'t get all that pre loaded junk from dell or another manufacture, plus if a part fails (not likely) you can just swap out that part. I would highly recommend a LIAN LI PC-A71F full tower case, it\'s a tool less and elegant case, and super roomy. Go to hardocp dot com, hardforum, General Hardware, and you will find a lot of builds for you\'re needs. I would get a core i7 quad core, g skill ram, Lian li case, cheap dvd drive, win7 64, maybe a 128 ssd for the os and a Samsung F1 drive? get the parts from new-egg / amazon.
From personal experience, I would recommend against going with the Lian Li PC-A71F and similar cases. Both my A71F and slightly older PC-A70B have stripped threads on the motherboard plate which happened the first time I tried to replace the motherboard, which happens frequently with my computers (I play with a lot of different hardware). The plate itself is made of extremely thin Aluminum and flexes significantly with load (trying to mount heavy grphics cards and heatsinks). Also from personal experience, I would recommend a current generation case from Coolermaster or Corsair, something like the HAF 912 or 400R or 500R for a regular board, or bigger (HAF-X) if you are going with a bigger board in the E-ATX or CEB form factor. Much less expensive, built like a tank, efficient cooling and very well laid out. If you want a quiet case, look at the Fractal Design Define R4 or Antec P280, both of which are also very well built and have soundproofing on the panels as standard.
EDIT: Newegg is running special on the Corsair 600T right now. At $100 shipped after rebate this is very good value for the money.
