cortz

username: cortzetroc videos: https://www.vessel.com/videos/Su_Wqd7Vl https://www.vessel.com/videos/LCoY5zfFf

I do a lot of creative work. Would love to finally have an upgrade.

The Z1 seems to be one of the few phones with great batterylife. dBrands also makes really awesome looking packaging which gives the custom skin a more premium feel to it.

I like the size/performance ratio

I love the amount customization that you can do to the phone without having to install any third party roms/features.

I love the popcorn maker on this.

Thanks for the quick response, I'll answer a couple people real quick: @TymmVonD I know I could have choose a AMD or Quadro card but according this this, I believe the raw performance surpasses the OpenCL/GL drawbacks on these cards. Also I do not own a 10-bit monitor so I can't utilize the 10-bit output either. http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Photoshop-CS6-GPU-Acceleration-161/ @everyone else, especially ForsakenLive Thanks for suggesting a change in PSU, I thought it was pretty up there in terms of premium but I guess I was wrong. So I think I'll settle with: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088 I'm willing to pay the extra premium for better reliability.

1. Budget & Location Budget: $1800 - Location: California, United States 2. Aim I'm heading into college majoring in Graphic Design and so I want something to be able to handle daily work with some gaming on the side. I work with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and plan to game with some of the newer titles (BF4, CS:GO, Assassins Creed..etc) I'm also aiming for a reliable, cool, and quiet PC. 3. Monitors I currently have one 1080p monitor and I plan to be purchasing another one in the next few years. 4. Peripherals I'm setup with all my peripherals. 5. Why are you upgrading? I have a very mid-range laptop that overheats like crazy and it can barely run the games I play at 20 fps and is starting to become under-powered when it comes to working with large files in Photoshop. I am currently using an Acer 5750G (i7 2630QM + 8GB 1333hz + Nvidia 540m + 120 kingston ssdnow v300) I'm not new to all the tech stuff, just new to physically building a computer, but it never hurts to ask for second opinions on my selected parts. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.29 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($205.95 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($154.95 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($100.00 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon) Total: $1805.14 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 13:12 EST-0500)