Photo Editing PCJan 11, 2010 (archive) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This PC is designed to be quick enough for photo editing with some resistance to obsolescence.
It doesn't need to play games, but needs to be relatively quiet
and portable enough to move without a major hassle.
It should also look good, just because it can and should.
To accomplish this I chose the relatively new Intel i5 750 processor
with 4 Gigs of dual channel DDR3 memory, a motherboard that supports it
and USB 3.0, Windows 7 64 bit to allow memory upgrades beyond 4 GB
(up to 16 GB for this board), and a fantastic case with huge fans
(run slower and quiet), handles, and convenient top access for USB ports, etc.
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I didn't list either the video card or the DVD burner because I already had an NVIDIA 6600 and LG Burner. Both are required -- however they are cheap. A reasonable cheap (non-gaming) video card would be a NVIDIA GeForce 9500 like this one for $50 or so. There are good pictures and a great video clip of the case at Tiger Direct here |