Working with Someone to Build My First Computer - Any Suggestions on my Specs?

[brandonpence]

Hi Folks,

First time poster and first time building my own computer. Have always gone the manufacturer route! Here's what I've got picked out and any feedback on the hardware would be greatly appreciated!

Use:

My work consists of mostly digital work (web design and development), with some print, some 3D, and some video, which means I use a wide of variety of software:

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, and Premiere)
• SketchUp and Rhinoceros
• Microsoft Office
• XAMPP - which runs local instances of Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl

I typically buy for longevity and reliability through solid and higher performing hardware. My current computer (Dell XPS 435T running Win. 7 Ultimate) has lasted me 6 years.

So performance, longevity, and something that is quiet as possible is important (it will sit on a desk right next to me).

Here's what I'm looking at:

Chassis: Fractal Design Define R5 Black - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=fractal_define_r5-_-11-352-048-_-Product
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-E LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132287
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231569
Harddrive: Intel 730 Series SSDSC2BP480G4R5 2.5" 480GB SATA 6Gb/s - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...CA3989&cm_re=intel_ssd-_-20-167-192-_-Product
Harddrive #2: WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236624
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro K2200 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...53753&sr=8-1&keywords=quadro k2200&pldnSite=1
PSU: CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Optical Drive: LG Black 16X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner WH16NS40 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136269
OS: - MS Windows 8.1 Pro
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006
Wireless Card: TP-LINK Archer T8E AC1750 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704237
Media Card Reader: Rosewill RDCR-11004 5.25" 2 Port USB 3.0 / 4 Port USB 2.0 Hub / eSATA Multi-in-1 Internal Card Reader - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223120

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Brandon

 

[beers]

Seems okay. Do you actually exceed 16 GB utilization when doing your work?

 

[brandonpence]

Beers - no, not all the time. But when I'm running multiple Adobe programs in addition 3D programs, I do utilize quite a bit. Just depends on the complexity of the files and how many I might be referring to at any given point.

 

[ninjabubbles3]

Seems like a killer PC. Only thing I would recommend is to get the modular version of that PSU, the Corsair CX500M