I will preface this by saying I currently use and will upgrade to a Windows machine for the reasons that I am used to it and it's cheaper for the same specs.
I'm looking at building a new computer tower for myself, primarily for Photoshop use (I do a lot of image stitching), and although I know generally what I want, I'd like to know what other people use and would recommend for this kind of application (since most computer build how-to's are for gaming).
My budget for the build (tower only; I have the peripherals) is $1000, and this is what I've been thinking about so far:
Intel i5 3570K, quadcore 3.4GHz
G-Skill 32GB DDR3-2133 RAM
EVGA 1GB DDR3-810 Video RAM
128GB 6GB/s scratch disk for OS, Photoshop/etc, and current project items
and a motherboard capable of extending to 32GB 2800MHz RAM.
Total cost for this (before tax and shipping) is $910.
My main concerns are:
I don't know what how much effect the video RAM has on performance, since I'm only using a single 1080p monitor;
I'm not sure whether to maximize RAM speed or size;
and obviously I'd like the software I'm using to be able to use at least a large percentage of the available processing power and RAM for image rendering and editing.
Many thanks in advance for any and all comments and suggestions!
I'm looking at building a new computer tower for myself, primarily for Photoshop use (I do a lot of image stitching), and although I know generally what I want, I'd like to know what other people use and would recommend for this kind of application (since most computer build how-to's are for gaming).
My budget for the build (tower only; I have the peripherals) is $1000, and this is what I've been thinking about so far:
Intel i5 3570K, quadcore 3.4GHz
G-Skill 32GB DDR3-2133 RAM
EVGA 1GB DDR3-810 Video RAM
128GB 6GB/s scratch disk for OS, Photoshop/etc, and current project items
and a motherboard capable of extending to 32GB 2800MHz RAM.
Total cost for this (before tax and shipping) is $910.
My main concerns are:
I don't know what how much effect the video RAM has on performance, since I'm only using a single 1080p monitor;
I'm not sure whether to maximize RAM speed or size;
and obviously I'd like the software I'm using to be able to use at least a large percentage of the available processing power and RAM for image rendering and editing.
Many thanks in advance for any and all comments and suggestions!