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Intel 10400i Configurator - Ultimate Workstation & Gaming System
Top of the range system, can be customized very specifically.
Case- Lian Li PC-P80N Full Tower Case - Black - £175.00
Most protective case.
Processor- Intel Core i7-3960X 3.30GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - £460.00
The fastest running processor as of late.
Cpu cooler- Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler
Fastest cooler available.
Motherboard- Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 Motherboard- £112.51
The most advanced motherboard, capable of holding many different components(multiple graphics cards etc.
Memory- Team Xtreem 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 2600MHz C10 Dual/Quad Channel Kit - £191.70
RAM, the things which allows you to access multiple files at once without the computers efficiency faltering. So lots of ram would suit a designer’s computer.
Graphics card- OcUK Value GeForce GTX 590 3072MB GDDR5- £480.83
The best graphics cards allow you to have a high frames per second(fps) rating, allowing high quality/smooth graphics when designing websites/animations etc.
Graphics card 2- the same.
Hard drive- Crucial RealSSD M4 512GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - £340.00
When web designing, the files created will take up a lot of space, and the programmes needed will also take up a lot of space, so a big hard drive is needed.
Hard drive 2- Crucial RealSSD M4 512GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive -£391.66
The same reason.
Raid option- none.
Not needed.
Optical- Pioneer BDR-206MBK 12x BDXL BluRay RW / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) - £118.33
BluRay player, for high end graphics so you can develop a high quality website/also used for other purposes.
Power supply- Antec High Current Pro 1200W Modular PSU - £87.50
High quality power, reduces short outs, and also the rate at which it heats up.
This needed as if the power cuts out and your work is lost, you’ll have to start again.
Operating system- Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit - £29.17
A fast operating system, needed for certain programmes that aid in the design functions of the computer you need.
Cables- fully cable managed
Security- None
Logitech MX Performance Mouse- £74.90
Graphics tablet- Bamboo Pen Graphics Tablet
Standard keyboard
monitor(s) recommend the ASUS VK278Q - 27"
Overall- roughly £5000 Inc VAT.
Graphics package; Adobe CS.5 package.
Minimum requirements for this software;
Windows
· Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor; 64-bit support required
· 64-bit operating system required: Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 or Windows® 7
· 2GB of RAM (4GB or more recommended)
· 10GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
· 7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video formats; RAID 0 for uncompressed
· 1280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0-compatible graphics card
· Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU–accelerated performance; visit www.adobe.com/go/premiere_systemreqs for the latest list of supported cards
· Adobe-certified card for capture and export to tape for SD/HD workflows
· OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 port for DV and HDV capture, export to tape, and transmit to DV device
· Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or Microsoft Windows Driver Model
· DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs (DVD+-R burner for burning DVDs; Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media)
· QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime features
· Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software required to play back DVD projects exported as SWF files
· Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*
I chose this system as it fits in with all the required system settings to run the adobe CS.5 package.