What's Your Computer Build?

JuvarAbrera wrote in post #15618969
I have an AMD and CS6 works pretty well. AMD's good for graphics and Intel's good for multitasking so I think I'd go with AMD.

Intel beats AMD in adobe applications. On my phone so I don't have the link but I've posted it a few times before. That being said its not huge margins unless your batch processing. For single image editing or small batches you more than likely would not notice the difference. Get what you prefer.

canonKx5 wrote in post #15618978
^what about for Lightroom 4 ?

I don't use Lightroom so I don't know the performance.

silvrr wrote in post #15618989
Intel beats AMD in adobe applications. On my phone so I don't have the link but I've posted it a few times before. That being said its not huge margins unless your batch processing. For single image editing or small batches you more than likely would not notice the difference. Get what you prefer.

Well, we all have preferences. I'm enough with AMD since I only use Photoshop and Flash.

Heres the tests.
http://www.tomshardwar​e.com …e-comparison,3370-13.html

Built like a year ago. I went with a cheap build since I'm not into gaming, but mainly for photography.

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 Black 1090T
MB: GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3
RAM: 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1866
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
SSD: SAMSUNG 830 Series 128GB SATA III (boot)
Storage: A few WD and Seagate internal and external hard drives
PSU: SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W Full Modular
CPU Cooling:COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion
Monitor: Dell UltraSharp U2412M

Runs LR 4 and CS 5 without any hiccups. You can't beat AMD for the price/performance!

ahhhhh, that new computer smell

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE w/Thermalright TY-140s
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 1600 16GB (2x8gb)
GPU: EVGA GTX 660 Ti
Storage 01: Samsung 840 PRO 256 SSD
Storage 02: Western Digital 2T Black
Storage 03: Western Digital 2T Green
Storage 04: Western Digital 3T Green
Optic 01: LG Blu-Ray Burner
Optic 02: Plextor DVD Burner
Power Supply: Corsair HX750
Case: Corsair Obsidian 550D
Display 01: Samsung SyncMaster 245BW
Display 02: Samsung SyncMaster 226BW
Display 03: Samsung PN50C8000 50” 3D Plasma
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate

I think you need a bigger cooler, Baan.

*sigh* wrote in post #15627145
I think you need a bigger cooler, Baan.

Better yet - submerge the ENTIRE SYSTEM in mineral oil .

That's the latest concept in corporate data centers for temperature reduction and reduced energy costs associated with the overall cooling process:

http://www.grcooling.c​om/

sapearl wrote in post #15627191
Better yet - submerge the ENTIRE SYSTEM in mineral oil .

That's the latest concept in corporate data centers for temperature reduction and reduced energy costs associated with the overall cooling process:

http://www.grcooling.c​om/

Wow, I've never seen it on that scale. I've only seen people do it with desktops more-so just to see how effective it was.

That is some extreme cooling!

*sigh* wrote in post #15627274
Wow, I've never seen it on that scale. I've only seen people do it with desktops more-so just to see how effective it was.

That is some extreme cooling!

I know - was quite surprised too, never having seen it before.

We've been testing the concept for a while in one of our data centers with several servers that power our infrastructure and so far all is well. The mineral oil is non-conductive so there is no shorting and the fiber connectors don't take issue with the fluid either.

My only thought is that mtce or troubleshooting will be a bit messy when the techs start disconnecting things .

sapearl wrote in post #15627412
I know - was quite surprised too, never having seen it before.

We've been testing the concept for a while in one of our data centers with several servers that power our infrastructure and so far all is well. The mineral oil is non-conductive so there is no shorting and the fiber connectors don't take issue with the fluid either.

My only thought is that mtce or troubleshooting will be a bit messy when the techs start disconnecting things .

Oh, that's interesting that it has no affect on the fiber connections as well.

Yeah, that was my first though too. I wouldn't want to have to be working on an oil covered server, it would make a mess.

*sigh* wrote in post #15627145
I think you need a bigger cooler, Baan.

i know huh.

sapearl wrote in post #15627191
Better yet - submerge the ENTIRE SYSTEM in mineral oil .

That's the latest concept in corporate data centers for temperature reduction and reduced energy costs associated with the overall cooling process:

http://www.grcooling.c​om/

*sigh* wrote in post #15627274
Wow, I've never seen it on that scale. I've only seen people do it with desktops more-so just to see how effective it was.

That is some extreme cooling!

heh i saw this recently, thought it was crazy but it works. o.o

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=xwBrCP9B93E

DTBaan wrote in post #15627661
i know huh.



heh i saw this recently, thought it was crazy but it works. o.o

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=xwBrCP9B93E

I do know if we'll be doing this with EVERYTHING in our Data Centers but we're at least taking the concept for a roadtest. Although I'm not sure if Cisco is really wild about the whole princple; haven't touched their gear.

Baan - that fish tank cooler in the video is CRAZEEEEEEE...... same kind of tank I bought my daughter for her goldfish. The plants in the tank add a nice touch too.

I have been using a Hackintosh for the past year or so.

GA-z68X-UD3H-B3, Core i7-2600 3.4GHz, 16GB PNY DDR3, Intel 520 Series 180GB and 120GB SSD, GTX 660 Ti, OSX 10.8.2, plus another 13 TB of internal drives.

Computer Name: Articus
CPU: Intel i7 2700k OC'd 5ghz @ 1.42v
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 Push/Pull
Motherboard: AsRock Extreme 3 Gen 3
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 6850
Memory: 8 GB Ram (4 x 2 GB Corsair)
Hard Drive: Intel 710 100GB SSD Sata II(for OS and programs)
WD 2TB Caviar Black (for scratch disc, storage)
Power Supply: Corsair AX750 Modular
OS: Win 7 64-Bit
Case: Thermaltake V.4 Black Edition
Display: Copy 23", 2 Acer 20"
Speakers: Logitech Z-506
I/O Devices: i-Rocks backlit keyboard, Logitech G500
Photo Related Software: LightRoom 3.4, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2010

Can't be bothered to take a pic since it's all closed up and running but in December I built a new workstation (and sometimes gaming machine) and upgraded from:

Core 2 Quad Q9450 OC'd to 3.2GHz w/ Noctua U12
Asus P5K Pro
8GB DDR2 800
300GB Velociraptor
EVGA 560ti superclocked
Corsair HX-520 power supply
running Win 7 Pro in a Lian-Li with a long model name I've forgotten

to:

i7-3770K w/ Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
ASrock Extreme 4
32GB DDR3 1866
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
Crucial M4 256GB
EVGA 670FTW (initially I carried over the 560Ti but I decided to upgrade)
Corsair HX-750 power supply
all on Win 8 Pro in a Fractal Designs Define R4 (much cheaper than the outgoing Lian Li and quite nice)
carried over my data drives, card reader & FW800 PCI card and bought a new optical

The old system was quiet but the new one is quieter and draws less power... yay progress.