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If you don;'t use the GPU, don;t use 10-bit color, then ditch the graphics card entirely. In fact, many parts seem overkill and enthousiast-level to me. One thing I would spend more money on is a larger SSD.
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Lightroom doesn't use the GPU and doesn't support 10bit color either, so I'm aiming for the cheaper U2713HM (fixed!) instead.
The 7870 is still pretty useful because she plays on occasion
As for the SSD, it seems large enough to hold all the executables while leaving the mechanical drive to handle the data.Last edited by TransformX; 6 July 2013, 11:43."For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."Comment
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Er, you mean the Dell U2713HM right? Not the U2713H.
As for the SSD, I would recommend at least 128gb, the price difference is minimal and often extra room for that little bit more now prevents reinstallations and what not later when upgrading the os drive.
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Updated the SSD to Sandisk 2.5" Extreme 9.5mm 120GB SATA3, costs about twice as much as the 64GB model.
Umf, the high end board and low voltage memory are because it's still a small box and I am more than a little concerned with heat output."For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."Comment
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I have the U2713HM. Seems fine but I may not be that critical. Love the small sharp letters.
Are WD Green still those underpowerd HDs they were 3 years ago? Is there really no way to go with a bit of a larger case or, perhaps, an even less power-hungry CPU?Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
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I'm actually considering going smaller and cheaper with previous generation:- ASRock Z77E-ITX
- Intel Core i7-3770
- Lian Li PC-Q11
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See if someone can buy monitor on company expense and shave off VAT if you have that in your country.
Here you can buy IT stuff on company and write it off in 2 years so you deduct VAT and put it in expenses. One-off items costing less than 400 EUR can be completely put in expenses during first year.Comment
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And do you really need a HT-CPU? Just wondering whether there would not be a nice i5-4xxx that would be cheaper and less power consuming (Although, with all the power saving features nowadays, I wonder how much less power a i5-4xxx uses if less than 4 threads are running, may make little difference). Also. have you checked whether the HD4600 might be good enough for the gaming that will occur, at least for a while?Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
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I5 vs I7 is about 30% better multi threaded performance for about the same amount of money. Lightroom being so CPU hungry will benefit from that.
HD4600 is what you find where exactly, on AMD A line cpus?
Either way, our HTPC (her current computer) is running with a Radeon 6850 and it's struggling at times with games running FullHD."For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."Comment
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HD4600 is on the i7-4770. But yeag, if you need to play games as well then it may well not be enough. Guess it'll be an über-machine then. Can you get a bigger case for airflow etc?Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
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Can? Sure! But I'd rather not to, as she prefers a small foot print (invisible) case. That's why I'm going with Lian-li, all aluminum, great heat dissipation."For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."Comment
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Wow, 100% markup for the 128GB?? That's some serious mark up. Over here it's only about a 30% increase from the 64GB to the 128GB.
Anyway back to the point, it sounds like you're trying to do too much with more than the usual limitations for a setup like this. Usually a small form factor and packing the type of power you're talking about means $$$. If you want to save $$$, usually means bigger case to get the more powerful gear in with appropriate cooling. Or to go bare minimum for requirements in a small form factor with less efficient cooling.
Might be a bit hard to get what you want in the end. Not to mention the "proper" setup later on. Be aware of costs involved, sometimes it might be better to go full hog and get the end setup from the get-go. Kinda depends, but something you might want to think about.
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100% because I went from more or less standard to the blazing fast one. Otherwise it'd be around 60% more.
Once I know more than less what I am aiming for and the money reaches my bank account, I'll contact my favorite shop and have them put their heads together how to make this happen.
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