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Feb 27, 2019 19:41:20   #
joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois
 
Gene51 wrote:
Sounds about right. The system drive should be an m.2 NVME PCIe - these transfer data at 4X the rate of a fast SATA3 SSD.

I am still a fan of a pair of 1920x1280 displays - you end up with 4K when you extend the desktop, and you don't have to play around with scaling to get the text to a size that you can read easily. I use an old pair of Dell displays - the current version would be the UltraSharp 25 Monitor with PremierColor - UP2516D. It has a programmable LUT and can display over 1B colors - and 1024 shades of grey, for precise and accurate color/black and white images. You will need an Xrite i1 Display Pro profiling tool to be able to write the profile to the display. if you get an Nvidia Quadro 2000 or higher, (maybe the 620 will also do it but I haven't tried it) you'll be able to display 10 bit color in Photoshop, or any other application that supports that bit depth.

Are you sure 2TB is enough? Since you are having it built, you'll have more than enough expansion space, so you should be able to stack at least 6 internal drives in the box. Make sure you get some form of liquid cooling so you can take advantage of the "K" designation on the cpus you are considering - the K means you can overclock, hence the recommendation for extra cooling. Also make sure the builder matches the RAM speed to the cpu. Get 2 16 gb ram modules so you can add another pair later for 64 gb ram. More than likely that will be the only future proofing you'll need to do. Otherwise you should be fine.

I am in the process of selecting parts for my next build, and I am coming up with a price of about $2K, which is not terribly expensive for the outrageously fast machine I will end up with. Good luck with yours!
Sounds about right. The system drive should be an ... (show quote)


I'd be interested to see what you decide on. Does the $2K include monitor(s).

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Feb 28, 2019 01:05:09   #
Golden Rule Loc: Washington State
 
SusanFromVermont wrote:
You might like looking that the Puget Systems website. They build custom computers, and their website has a lot of excellent information on recommended components and discussion of why those were chosen. Of course, you don't have to go with exactly what they are using, but it makes a good guideline.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/

I did some upgrades to my desktop computer last year and Puget's website was a big help.

The SSD should be no less than 500GB, and this is where you will store your operating system and all other programs that you use on your system. Your internal HDD should be at least 4TB so that you are not likely to run out of space any time soon. This is where all your documents and photos will be stored.
The HDDs need to be good quality, such as the HGST Ultrastar, which has a 5 year warranty. I also use another 4TB HGST Ultrastar as an external drive for backing up photos and documents, installed in a case with a fan. It is easy to do, just insert the drive and plug it in! More than one backup drive is recommended - I have another 4TB WD My Book for backups. I use a Dell Monitor 27" and I like the size very well. I also have space limitations! The one I use is an UltraSharp IPS monitor.

Additional things to consider: Adequate size power supply, dedicated graphics/video card, motherboard.
The nice thing about a desktop is you can have more than just 2 internal drives if you want. The most important thing is compatibility of components. When I did the upgrades, I was limited to choosing components that were compatible with my motherboard, which I was not replacing. Eventually it will get replaced as well, because it is older, and then I may also end up having to also replace the RAM, depending on the motherboard I will install.
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Great info and the Dell monitor is where I am leaning toward.

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Feb 28, 2019 07:51:27   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
RickSask wrote:
I totally agree with your son. Wish they would find a different name for "gaming computers" because they are exactly what a photo/video editor needs.


....which is where photographers play their games!

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Feb 28, 2019 07:54:38   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
Golden Rule wrote:
Great info and the Dell monitor is where I am leaning toward.


Try the Dell Outlet. https://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?brandId=222806&c=us&cs=22&l=en&MODEL_DESC=ALL&s=dfh&~ck=mn

You can save a lot (sometime half or more) on refurbished monitors.

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Feb 28, 2019 08:59:29   #
limeybiker
 
The latest Windows 10 updates can cause the BSOD (Blue Screen of Death ).

Check out Leo Notenboom's article, link below, about buying the latest all singing and dancing PC. I am a subscriber to his advice column.

https://askleo.com/the-journey-to-my-new-computer-update-update-update/?awt_l=AK9UJ&awt_m=J8zQZz45OpdfbL&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=20190219&utm_medium=email&utm_content=featured

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Feb 28, 2019 09:14:25   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
limeybiker wrote:
The latest Windows 10 updates can cause the BSOD (Blue Screen of Death ).

Check out Leo Notenboom's article, link below, about buying the latest all singing and dancing PC. I am a subscriber to his advice column.

https://askleo.com/the-journey-to-my-new-computer-update-update-update/?awt_l=AK9UJ&awt_m=J8zQZz45OpdfbL&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=20190219&utm_medium=email&utm_content=featured


The link does not seem to discuss BSOD at all. Are you sure it is the right link? Or are the two statements unrelated?

The most recent update is the revised 1809 on 2/12/19. I have not seen any BSOD reports on this update. Could you post a link to the report?

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Feb 28, 2019 09:21:25   #
Golden Rule Loc: Washington State
 
dsmeltz wrote:
The link does not seem to discuss BSOD at all. Are you sure it is the right link? Or are the two statements unrelated?

The most recent update is the revised 1809 on 2/12/19. I have not seen any BSOD reports on this update. Could you post a link to the report?


I uninstalled and reinstalled the Windows update to see if that would resolve the problem to no avail. The computer tech updated all drivers and did all he could at my house.

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Feb 28, 2019 09:22:19   #
Golden Rule Loc: Washington State
 
dsmeltz wrote:
Try the Dell Outlet. https://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?brandId=222806&c=us&cs=22&l=en&MODEL_DESC=ALL&s=dfh&~ck=mn

You can save a lot (sometime half or more) on refurbished monitors.


I will take a look, thanks.

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Feb 28, 2019 11:13:13   #
Golden Rule Loc: Washington State
 
Thorburn wrote:
The only thing I did not hear listed is a video/ graphics card: this is important but what is going to your primary photo software and what are the software requirements what operating system are you going to use? These are a few question a former comp tech would have.


I use LR, PS and Nik Collection as my photo software. I'm looking at the GeForce RTX 2080 8GB Windforce video card. I don't know what is or isn't overkill but if I have to get a new one built I might as well pull out a few bells and whistles.

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Feb 28, 2019 19:27:27   #
aellman Loc: Boston MA
 
TMurphy71 wrote:
My son is the computer guru (Software engineer and now going for his cyber securities degree), what he suggested to me was look for a high grade gaming computer. That way you'll have the speed, graphics and memory more than capable to handle just about anything.


Agreed!

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Mar 1, 2019 10:38:48   #
SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont
 
Golden Rule wrote:
I use LR, PS and Nik Collection as my photo software. I'm looking at the GeForce RTX 2080 8GB Windforce video card. I don't know what is or isn't overkill but if I have to get a new one built I might as well pull out a few bells and whistles.

Actually, those "bells and whistles" should be seen as planning for the future, not overkill! Getting features that are more than you currently need will prevent the necessity for upgrading later when your needs change.

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