Hi' guys. Im building a new computer, primarily for film editing in AE and Premier in large formats, picture editing in Photoshop Cs5 and lightroom and some gaming. - I would like to hear if some of you got some experience or knowledge about how much power I would need to my new computer setup. Hardware for new PC: Motherboard: ASUS S-1155 P8Z68-V PRO Processes: Intel i7-2600K Unlocked Core i7 Quad-Core Processor (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache, Socket 1155) Sandy bridge Processes cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance CPU Cooler Ram: Corsair 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Kit (x2 = 16Gb) (Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar 2TB SATAII 64MB Cache 3.5-inch Green Internal Hard Drive OEM (optional)) Dvd/Bd Player /Writer: Sony Optiarc Blue-Ray Writer, Bd-5300S Graphics card: Asus GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectCu II Top (1gb) OS: Windows 7 professionel 64 I would like to hear what you think.. - Regards. Tobias H..
Wow really like that set up Tobias H, do you plan on OCing the CPU and GPU? Even if you do a minor OC you could probably get away with a 600w PSU, just so you don't bottleneck. Though if you plan on adding another 560 ti down the road go with a 750-800w PSU.