Build 23 – Apache Storm: Photography Workstation

Apache Storm is a photography workstation, designed around a 6-core i7-8700 processor and a GTX 1050Ti 4GB video card.

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Photography Workstation

Description

Apache Storm is a photography workstation, designed around a 6-core i7-8700 processor and a GTX 1050Ti 4GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around a 6-core i7-8700 processor and a GTX 1050Ti 4GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer was looking for a new powerful photography workstation for Photoshop and Lightroom that would last a long time and be easily upgraded over time. This build was also designed for casual gaming.

This build was influenced by Yin Yang.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): Intel i7-8700

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX-Black

Motherboard: MSI H370 Gaming

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x16GB DDR4-2133

Storage (SSD): Samsung 860 EVO 500GB

Storage (HDD): Western Digital Blue 1TB

Video Card (GPU): Zotac GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC Edition

Power Supply (PSU): EVGA 650W Gold GQ

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400S Tempered Glass

Fans: 3x Phanteks PH-F120MP

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Design Rationale

  • The i7-8700 gave the customer a great amount of single-core performance for gaming and editing, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
  • To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, air cooling with at least a single-tower cooler is recommended. Dual-tower and liquid cooling is preferred for higher-end CPUs.
  • The customer wanted a stable motherboard with a good amount of desktop functionality.
  • The customer wanted at least 32GB of RAM, 64GB was an easy upgrade.
  • The customer was fine with our recommended storage setup.
  • For a little bit of GPU acceleration and decent gaming performance, we recommended the GTX 1050Ti.
  • The overall design of the build meant that a 650W power supply was recommended.
  • We used our default mid-tower case to fit the build.
  • We used our default fans to ensure proper airflow and static pressure.

Customer Review

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Kyle, Sanford NC

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