Need Help for a com set up

[lalawhee]

Hi all

I'm pretty new to all these.

Im intend to build a new PC
Not a gamer here, but pretty much into a lot of photoshopping and image editing.

I intend to use the PC as my entertainment kit too, meaning much movies and music.

Any recommendation for this set up?

Thanks in advance!

 

[kaixax555]

Do you have a budget in mind, and do you need monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and OS?

 

[lalawhee]

Hi thanks

Budget around 1.3k to 1.8k?
Including OS only.
I can do without monitor and keyboard and stuff.

Will that be able to get me a good set up?

 

[maryrichards001]

Link for you

I sent you a link, I believe it will help you. Link: http://bit.ly/1mfyhEo

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hi thanks

Budget around 1.3k to 1.8k?
Including OS only.
I can do without monitor and keyboard and stuff.

Will that be able to get me a good set up?

Ultimate non-gaming Photoshop PC for you...

CPU+MB: Intel Core i7-4790 + ASRock B85M Pro4 @ $478
Some may say hyperthreading doesn't add much performance while with certain functions and in huge batches this may be significant to you.
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB X4 @ $268
Max you can get.
GPU+PSU: Zotac GTX 750 Ti 2GB + FSP Aurum S 500W [80 Plus Gold] @ $228* (Lazada Singapore)
Get the best of all worlds with both great CUDA and good OpenCL acceleration performance. Giving you the power you need when working with any sort of functions without worrying which function needs CUDA or OpenCL.
Nvidia Maxwell based cards also offer the best video post-processing quality for video playback you can get for now.
This card is yet, super energy-efficient, not needing an extra PCIe auxiliary power connector.
Comes with 2+3 years warranty too.
80 Plus Gold PSU also ensures that your system consume as little power as possible. 5 years warranty.
Please purchase a Molex to SATA power adapter as this PSU model only provides 5 SATA power ports.
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB X2 @ $265^ (Lazada Singapore)
1 for OS, Apps, Programs. 1 as Photoshop scratch disk.
Top-end SATA based SSD performance with 5 years warranty.
HDD: HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB X2 @ $326^ (Lazada Singapore)
7200 rpm spindle for fast transferring to this archival arsenal.3 years warranty with great reliability record.
HDD: Western Digital Green 3TB @ $127
You wouldn't want to lose any of your preciously captured moments right? Here's a solution for backup.
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
CASE: Silverstone Precision PS08 @ $59
Fits everything in nicely and occupies smaller capacity compared to competing models at just 23.9 litres.
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit [OEM] @ $32" (G2A)

Total: $1804

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18.

*Price after Lazada MCUNLOCKED 18% MasterCard discount coupon (Capped at $50)
^Price after Lazada MasterCard Monday 10% discount (Capped at $30)
"Price after G2A HG 3% discount coupon

 

[ArcticCheetah]

Ultimate non-gaming Photoshop PC for you...

CPU+MB: Intel Core i7-4790 + ASRock B85M Pro4 @ $478
Some may say hyperthreading doesn't add much performance while with certain functions and in huge batches this may be significant to you.
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB X4 @ $268
Max you can get.
GPU+PSU: Zotac GTX 750 Ti 2GB + FSP Aurum S 500W [80 Plus Gold] @ $228* (Lazada Singapore)
Get the best of all worlds with both great CUDA and good OpenCL acceleration performance. Giving you the power you need when working with any sort of functions without worrying which function needs CUDA or OpenCL.
Nvidia Maxwell based cards also offer the best video post-processing quality for video playback you can get for now.
This card is yet, super energy-efficient, not needing an extra PCIe auxiliary power connector.
Comes with 2+3 years warranty too.
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB X2 @ $265^ (Lazada Singapore)
1 for OS, Apps, Programs. 1 as Photoshop scratch disk.
Top-end SATA based SSD performance with 5 years warranty.
HDD: HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB X2 @ $326^ (Lazada Singapore)
7200 rpm spindle for fast transferring to this archival arsenal.3 years warranty with great reliability record.
HDD: Western Digital Green 3TB @ $127
You wouldn't want to lose any of your preciously captured moments right? Here's a solution for backup.
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
CASE: Silverstone Precision PS08 @ $59
Fits everything in nicely and occupies smaller capacity compared to competing models at just 23.9 litres.
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit [OEM] @ $32" (G2A)

Total: $1805

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18.

*Price after Lazada MCUNLOCKED 18% MasterCard discount coupon (Capped at $50)
^Price after Lazada MasterCard Monday 10% discount (Capped at $30)
"Price after G2A HG 3% discount coupon

Wow you really speced it to max...
RAM need 32? 16 or even 8 enough already unless he is running Vsphere with 32 VMs...

 

[lalawhee]

Looks good. Hmm how about occasionally of gaming? will this set up do as well?

 

[kaixax555]

Looks good. Hmm how about occasionally of gaming? will this set up do as well?

Yup pretty fine actually

Looking at what $face suggested, I think 32GB is a little overkill for photo editing lol

It is more like for video editing and extremely intense stuff lol... even my current 3D rendering rig on the right is just 16GB

 

[lalawhee]

What about sound card? Do you have any recommendation for that? Is creativeLabs the way to go?

 

[kaixax555]

What about sound card? Do you have any recommendation for that? Is creativeLabs the way to go?

no need for one, onboard is enough for most users

if you really want a soundcard, I would suggest to scrap the idea and use a USB DAC instead

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Looks good. Hmm how about occasionally of gaming? will this set up do as well?

What games are you looking at? AAA grade ones?

The following will be balanced with gaming:

CPU+MB: Intel Core i7-4790 + ASRock B85M Pro4 @ $478
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB X2 @ $134
GPU: Zotac GTX 960 2GB Twin Fan OC @ $268* (Lazada Singapore)
Fan doesn't spin at low load low temps.
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB X2 @ $265^ (Lazada Singapore)
HDD: HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB X2 @ $326^ (Lazada Singapore)
HDD: Western Digital Green 3TB @ $127
ODD: Samsung 24X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $21
PSU: Seasonic S12G 450W [80 Plus Gold] @ $85
SATA power connector scarcity issue is resolved with 8 whopping of such connector for this model.
Top notch brand and quality with 5 years warranty.
CASE: Silverstone Precision PS08 @ $59
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit [OEM] @ $32" (G2A)

Total: $1795

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18.

*Price after Lazada MCUNLOCKED 18% MasterCard discount coupon (Capped at $50)
^Price after Lazada MasterCard Monday 10% discount (Capped at $30)
"Price after G2A HG 3% discount coupon

What about sound card? Do you have any recommendation for that? Is creativeLabs the way to go?

Why not consider external DACs? What speaker system are you outputting audio to?

 

[xKazeolus]

no need for one, onboard is enough for most users

if you really want a soundcard, I would suggest to scrap the idea and use a USB DAC instead

what USB DAC will you recommend and what will be the price range like?
*sorry TS for hijacking

 

[lalawhee]

Hmm. not really a gamer, but sometimes i will pick up latest games and try them out for a awhile. Dont play them frequently though. Is an old 7.1 creative system. I have a soundcard for it. But not sure if I shld upgrade it.

If I down the budget to 1.5k. Is that recommended?
Sorry from troubling

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hmm. not really a gamer, but sometimes i will pick up latest games and try them out for a awhile. Dont play them frequently though. Is an old 7.1 creative system. I have a soundcard for it. But not sure if I shld upgrade it.

If I down the budget to 1.5k. Is that recommended?
Sorry from troubling

Just take out the backup HDD and one of the 3TB HDD from that $1795 build.

 

[Goodshot]

i7 + 750ti = lol cannot play game

 

[MoneyFace =p]

i7 + 750ti = lol cannot play game

Not say total cannot la but just not the main priority.

 

[kaixax555]

what USB DAC will you recommend and what will be the price range like?
*sorry TS for hijacking

A good one would be a O2+ODAC combo

You can get one at JDS Labs for 329USD (customised with rear mounted power jack, 1/4 inch front headphone jack and rear RCA ports) or from Epiphany Acoustics at 179.99GBP

Hmm. not really a gamer, but sometimes i will pick up latest games and try them out for a awhile. Dont play them frequently though. Is an old 7.1 creative system. I have a soundcard for it. But not sure if I shld upgrade it.

You can actually reuse the soundcard, or you can use the onboard as it supports 7.1 sound system

Personally would just stick to 2.1 though, 7.1 is too space consuming IMO

 

[lalawhee]

I dont have much knowledge about all these.

But i wondering does manufacturer matters? I realised like for a model of a GPU, there are alot of different brands and price can differ quite a bit. does it matter?

 

[lalawhee]

Sorry guys but how about 1.6K including monitor now?
Intending to get it up and running in 2 months, will any new products be out by then and affecting the price?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Sorry guys but how about 1.6K including monitor now?
Intending to get it up and running in 2 months, will any new products be out by then and affecting the price?

2 months later then come and ask la...