What's Your Computer Build?

starlights wrote in post #18375828
Which Drivers? GPU?
All the Dell monitors above (2x 2515 & 2x2415) show the Bios screen on my second computer....

I didn't really look too deeply into it, other than knowing it was to do with the fact that for Dell to get 5K @60 Hz they needed to use a GPU card with matched dual DP 1.2 ports to get enough data throughput. As far as I can tell this requires at least an Nvidia GTX960 GPU. Although there are some lower spec cards with dual DP 1.2 they are not configured to support this. Half the display is sent down each cable. I did have a driver error occur, so that I could only see either the left or right hand half of the screen, although spread out across the whole display. In the end I had Dell reinstall the Nvidia driver remotely.

The computer can only do the half and half drive of the monitor once Windows has loaded the Nvidia drivers. When you boot the computer the monitor is able to detect that a boot is in progress, and it displays a Dell logo on screen. You get the same logo when you first power the monitor, even if it is not plugged in.

I got this from reading reviews of the monitor before I bought it. I recall that there was mention of this type of thing being an issue with some other hiDPI monitors too. I still have a VGA monitor in the loft, so could use that with an adaptor if I really desperately needed to access the boot screens. I love the display, the resolution is great, and I actually run mine at 175% not the normally recommended 200%, because the added smoothness seems to make a slightly smaller font size work OK. Seeing what 219 PPI allows I would kill for a 27" plus sized monitor with a resolution in excess of 300 PPI

Alan

A quick update to my posts above:

I installed the GTX 970, fired up the computer and updated the drivers. I am happy to report that my BIOS/Post screen is back (YAY!). The two dell monitors (U2515H & U2515HX) are connected via DP cables.

Tried LR for a few minutes as I wasn't expecting much change, however LR does feel slightly (maybe 20-25%) faster but it could easily be a placebo effect since this was a quick and non scientific drive through. Checked LR preferences and its already recognizes GTX 970 and is checked to use GPU for acceleration.

One thing that is a bit puzzling is that Windows (7) now reports 2515HX as a Generic PnP monitor, whereas before upgrading the card and drivers it had recognized it properly. Native & recommended resolution on both monitors come up as 2560 x 1440 so I am not terribly bothered by why windows refuses to recognize the HX monitor. (I confirmed that I have the latest Dell drivers for both monitors)

starlights wrote in post #18377697
A quick update to my posts above:

I installed the GTX 970, fired up the computer and updated the drivers. I am happy to report that my BIOS/Post screen is back (YAY!). The two dell monitors (U2515H & U2515HX) are connected via DP cables.

Tried LR for a few minutes as I wasn't expecting much change, however LR does feel slightly (maybe 20-25%) faster but it could easily be a placebo effect since this was a quick and non scientific drive through. Checked LR preferences and its already recognizes GTX 970 and is checked to use GPU for acceleration.

One thing that is a bit puzzling is that Windows (7) now reports 2515HX as a Generic PnP monitor, whereas before upgrading the card and drivers it had recognized it properly. Native & recommended resolution on both monitors come up as 2560 x 1440 so I am not terribly bothered by why windows refuses to recognize the HX monitor. (I confirmed that I have the latest Dell drivers for both monitors)

I have seen Windows do that before. Ive never been to concerned as long as it works fine.

As far as improvements with the new GPU, LR wont see a huge increase. As you stated your probably seeing a small increase because of more RAM and higher speeds. You should definitely see other increases though. Being a 2009 MOBO does it have PCIe 3.0?

As always I remind everyone to know your cables. I see so many 4k TVs and moniters using HDMI cables that cant support it. Same with DP.

I have a Samsung Evo 850 on the way and am currently shopping for a new case (my GPU is too long to go into the top PCI slot so its only running at 8x)

CPU: Intel i5-4690K 3.5GHz Devils Canyon

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5

Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr

Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850W Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit

I just put in an order for a Dell XPS 8920. I am not a computer expert but it was time to upgrade my '09 era PC. I'm hopeful it will do everything I need in Photoshop and Lightroom.

XPS 8920
7th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700 Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.2 GHz)
Windows 10 Home-HE (64bit) English
24GB, 2400MHz, DDR4 up to 64GB (Additional memory sold separately)
256GB M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
AMD Radeon(TM) RX 480 with 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Memory

My current rig for editing is:

Intel x99 5930 cooled by a Fractal Kelvin S24 LC AiO
G.Skill 64Gb RAM
nVidia Quadro 4200

1 x Plextor 256Gb NVMe drive for OS (using a 1Gb RAM drive)
2 x 6Tb drives (mirrored backup) WD Black
1 x 64Gb SSD as a temp/scratch disk (Old drive re-purposed)
1 x WD Green 2Tb Version Control drive (being phased out in lieu of using the NAS).

It's all contained in a Fractal Define case with a Seasonic 550w fanless PSU. This computer is near silent even under heavy load. This rig is complimented by a Surface Pro in the field.

The system is often switched between Windows 10 or vSphere depending on reqs by adding an extra SSD and changing boot order. So far since I built it there's been no stability or hardware failures other than the initial nVidia Quadra driver issues (nVidia tends to FUBAR on new OS builds).

Lol I am from the past I guess!

I have my machine 3 years. I bought older HP Elitebook 8560w.
i5 2.5 (up to 3.06) Ghz
4Gb ram (i need to upgrade)
120 SSD + 250 SSD in upgrade bay
fHD DreamColor display
Quadro FX1000M
this super fast machine is from 2009!

and this - ladies and gentlemen - runs fu**ing faster than MBP 15" late 2014. Intel IRIS Pro is SH*T. I was so mad when I bought that MPB. I returned it within 10 days ofc. Because the is not worth the money. Iris PRO cannot work with Photoshop properly. I was getting artifact when smooth zooming and it was slow. But yeah I admit expensive MBP15 is not for photo editing, you have to have the other version - super expensive MBP with dedicated GPU to run everything super smoothly. I am a really big fan of Apple but this really disappointed me.

I love tough and fast notebooks so my next Elitebook will be the same, but 17", with Quadro FX3000M, 16Gb ram and i7 inside and I will be still kicking some a** :P

here's my specs..

i5 6600k (oc) 4ghz
Asus 170k
16gb 2133 RAM (OC)
120ssd (OS) + 1tb HD
8gb nvidia GTX 1080 FE
Windows 10
LR2
28inch Acer 4k monitor

+

Acer Switch alpha 12 - i7 with liquid cooling tablet

Specs:

Case Labs SMA8 | Core i7 7700k @5ghz | ASUS ROG Maximus IX Formula | EVGA GTX 1080 FTW in SLI | Corsair Dominator DDR4 3600 32GB (4x8GB)| Samsung 960 Pro M.2 | Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD| Samsung 850 Evo 512GB SSD | Acer Predator XB271HU | EVGA G2 850W| EK D% PWM Pump (x2) | EK X3 250 Res (x2) | EK Supreme Evo Block | EK 1080 FTW Nickel Block (x2) | Melos SHA-1 Headphone Amp | Audioengine P4 | Audioengine N22 Desktop Amplifier | Beyerdynamic DT 880 |

http://www.digitalstor​m.com …nd-on-the-desk-tidf24641/

I went digital storm for last build. Over 2 years old and going strong. Before that I had built my previous 4. I wanted fancy custom liquid coolimg and
did not want to fuss with it. Likely I will build my next one again.

My rig's old.

3570k @ 4.2
16gB
GTX 780
HAF 932
NH-D14 (Twin tower heatsink)
850 EVO 500gB
A bunch of HDDs; 3 actually mounted, but I also have 3 hot swap bays.

The best parts about my rig:
27QW (PDC) and (2) 2333T (CPVA)
K65, Razer eXactMat, CS Hyde Discs

So I'm finishing up my new build now, the only things I have left to purchase are the monitor & PSU, and I need to get that done this weekend so I can assemble next weekend and be done with the mess in the office before the EOM. Looking to get a sufficient but quiet PSU if anyone has any suggestions.

Mobo: Asus PRIME X299-Deluxe
CPU: Intel i7-7820X
CPU heat sink & cooler: Noctua NF-A15
RAM: 4 x Corsair Dominator 3000 16 GB = 64 GB
M.2 NVMe SSD: Samsung SM961 500 GB
M.2 NVMe SSD: Samsung SM961 1 TB
Graphics Card: Nvidia Quadro P4000

I already have an external redundant hard drive array for long-term storage, but I'll be dual-booting on one of the SSDs and using the other for working data. This machine isn't solely for photo editing, but it should be pretty sweet for that work. The graphics card can drive four 10-bit displays, not that I'm likely to be using that many, perhaps 2 eventually.

So yeah, need to pick up a PSU now, looking at things like the EVGA Supernova line, Seasonic, some Corsair models.

I'm putting all this inside my old Lian-Li case from many years ago, with sound insulation on the walls. Using a few Noctua NF-S12A PWM fans for quiet case cooling. And this weekend I'm picking up either the EIZO CS2730 or NEC PA272W.

heldGaze wrote in post #18437029
Looking to get a sufficient but quiet PSU if anyone has any suggestions.

I'm running a XFX P1-850B-BEFX 850W (rebranded Seasonic) that is dead quite, but even if it made noise I wouldn't here it over my 12, 120mm radiator fans anyway. I believe it has been replaced by a newer model now. It has plenty of power and even more after I pulled one of my 290X video cards out.

Build log:

http://www.overclock.n​et …anteks-enthoo-primo-build

heldGaze wrote in post #18437029
...., looking at things like the EVGA Supernova line, Seasonic, some Corsair models.

I'm putting all this inside my old Lian-Li case from many years ago, with sound insulation on the walls. Using a few Noctua NF-S12A PWM fans for quiet case cooling. And this weekend I'm picking up either the EIZO CS2730 or NEC PA272W.

Lian-Li? Seasonic? some blast from the past names there!

Time was there were about two brands of PSU that were worth buying. (Back when Lian-Li cases were advertised in the back of Computer Shopper magazine) PC Power and Cooling was the other one

Times have changed, and when I did my build about two years back, I did my research and ended up with an EVGA as well. It's been rock solid, and I have no complaints.

By-tor wrote in post #18084136
A shot of setup

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I'm curious what tools you're using on the portrait screen on the left... looks like you have something that displays system info on the desktop, and are using some kind of performance monitor too that is different than the built-in one in Windows.