Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You are expecting too much... Dell makes standard computers, and is not a comparison shop... the people you reach by phone are generally not technical, and are probably not qualified to make this type of technical analysis for you. You need to find a local guy that will build it to your needs..... In general, you are not looking for much specifically, except for the motherboard + top speed processor.... Forget the stuff about the brand of Ram, optical drive maker, and from the power supply down.... just tell them to make substitutions as needed, but to beef it up for reliability.... Go looking for someone that will build you a gaming computer.... that is where you will get the best chance of finding someone to do this for you..... Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net Dell has not answered in spite of repeated chats and requests for quotes. Lenovo does not have the parts I want. Any suggestions on where to get a computer built? I really can't do this myself. Here are the components suggested by the Australian site: Intel i7-3930K Core i7 CPU, Six Core 3.20 GHz Motherboard: ASUS X79/8 X DDR 3/4 X PCI-E3.0 X 16/4 X SATA 3/8 X USB 3.0/2 X GBLAN/RAID/WIFI/ATXX P9X79-DELUXE RAM Size: 32 GB Corsair (4x8GB) 1600 MHz DDR3 (Expandable to 64GB) Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Combo Drive Windows SSD Size: 250GB Samsung SSD Scratch SSD Size: 128GB Samsung SSD Working Projects SSD Size: 250GB Samsung SSD Storage Drive Size: 3TB Seagate Barracuda - ST3000DM0001 Video Card: ATI PCIe FirePro V4800 1024MB - support for two monitors Power Supply: 850W Seasonic S12D Power Supply PSUSEAG12-D850W Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance CPU Cooler Case: Cooler Master Centurion 6 Case W/500W PSU System Software: Microsoft Windows 8 Profession - 64 bit I've searched all over the internet and the sites that offer to build computers base their designs on how cheap they can make them and not how efficient. I want an extreme system to work with photo imaging that will not have to be replaced in two or three years. I figure I will save enough in time to more than pay for the system. I want a warranty, too. Any suggestions will be gratefully investigated. TIA Tina -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information