what to buy
I've just recently built a custom PC specifically concentrating on graphics. I built my system for about $2800 as opposed to the $8000 I would have spent had I bought a Mac.
It has:
3.3 Ghz Intel i7 quad core processor
12 GB RAM
nVidia GeForce GTX 285 1GB RAM (4GB video RAM)
2 x 2 TB hard rives
Windows 7 64 Pro
I can have Lightroom, Photoshop, a video game, a movie and my web browser open and this system doesn't miss a beat - I keep an Arctic cooler fan on my processor along with two system fans. They all keep my system very cool and the air flow is great.
My only problem is that I bought the wrong monitor a couple of years back. I bought a monitor that has its own color application built in so now it battles my video card and proper calibration is close to impossible. I need advice on purchasing a reasonably priced yet reliable photo processing monitor.
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