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- OSX Lion 10.7.3
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- Intel® Core™ i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition (12M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024 MB
- Mac
- Classic Mac
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Hi everybody,
I have been using macs for 10 years now, but this is my first mackintosh build. I hope you can help me. I really have my doubts about some of the elements. Namely the graphics card and the mobo. I'm using it mainly for work (Snow leopard, Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Flash, Aftereffects, etc. etc.) I will also make a Win 7 partition for my windows needs + gaming. Speed and responsiveness is important for me, hence the SSD and the graphics card. But maybe the gtx285 is a bit overkill. I'm looking for good value also. I would like to get your 2 cents on this, thanks in advance (do anyone have a suggestion for a nice simple case - applelike?).
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4
Core i7 I7-860 8 MB (Intel Boxed)
Arctic Cooling Freezer XTREME Rev.2
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285
(1 GB)
Mushkin 2 x 2 GB ram
Intel X25-M Mainstream Solid State Drive - 34nm Product Line
80 GB
WD Caviar Green WD15EARS
1.5 TB
Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S223C
EPS-750W Ultra Silent
NZXT Panzerbox Welded Aluminum
2 x 24" Samsung Syncmaster
I have been using macs for 10 years now, but this is my first mackintosh build. I hope you can help me. I really have my doubts about some of the elements. Namely the graphics card and the mobo. I'm using it mainly for work (Snow leopard, Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Flash, Aftereffects, etc. etc.) I will also make a Win 7 partition for my windows needs + gaming. Speed and responsiveness is important for me, hence the SSD and the graphics card. But maybe the gtx285 is a bit overkill. I'm looking for good value also. I would like to get your 2 cents on this, thanks in advance (do anyone have a suggestion for a nice simple case - applelike?).
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4
Core i7 I7-860 8 MB (Intel Boxed)
Arctic Cooling Freezer XTREME Rev.2
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285
(1 GB)
Mushkin 2 x 2 GB ram
Intel X25-M Mainstream Solid State Drive - 34nm Product Line
80 GB
WD Caviar Green WD15EARS
1.5 TB
Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S223C
EPS-750W Ultra Silent
NZXT Panzerbox Welded Aluminum
2 x 24" Samsung Syncmaster