Case: Rosewill Blackhawk ATX Mid-Tower (5 cooling fans integrated)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 LGA 1150 Intel Z87
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 Haswell 3.1GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core (includes heat sink & cooling fan)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card
PSU: CORSAIR CX600 ATX12V 2.3
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO MZ-7TE 120BW
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333
Also, 2 Western Digital WD RE4 1003FBYX 1TB 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache SATA drives to allow it to function as network file hub, plus a NETGEAR WNDR3800-100NAS N600 Wireless Dual Band router for the LAN
Multi-card reader: VANTEC UGT-CR961
I scavenged the 2 DVD write/read drives out of my previous rig, and stayed with my Logitech wireless 2-button mouse and prehistoric Microsoft PS/2 keyboard because I'm used to them and like the touch.
The video card is a more recent GeForce (it was replaced twice, the most recent in 2017) but damned if I can find the specs... they were on the Cruncher and currently not accessible. I posted the original build here in 2014, so I found it again without too much trouble.
Right now I'm thinking "hub" plus a pair of mirrored, swappable HDs, and, yes, a laptop for some things and a desktop for others, all running through the hub and using the HD parked there as primary file location all around.
Not actually sure if this would work, it's kind of a jackleg server setup, but I don't need anything bigger.
I don't do nearly as much multimedia work as I used to- the occasional project for a friend or buff for something connected to other work, but I need access to the old stuff. I switched to Openshot a some time ago but still crosslink old Fireworks and other files occasionally.
Suggestions welcome...
appreciatively,
Bright
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