Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Unit 30: D1

D1

 

Vinyl cutting is used for designs like vehicle logos or building logos. Vinyl cutting has been used more frequently because of the demand for advertisement for companies whether they’re products or movies on the side of busses, etc…Logos and advertisements are designed as vector so that design can be stretched out without it being distorted. This means that the vinyl cutters can design any size image capable depending on how big the vinyl cutter is. They can also print vinyl’s now which allow people to stick their products and advertisements to a wider range of different objects which promote the commercial.

 

Inkjet and Wide Format Printing have also progressed throughout the years as designers and advertisers have invested money into this to produce larger copies of this for the wider public. These are used for small posters and flyers.  Progress has been made also as printers use less ink than printers before saving the advertisers money.   

 

Laser printers produce high quality prints by the direct scanning of a laser beam across the printer's photoreceptor. This allows many graphic produces to produce large quantities of their product.  However large quantities of electricity is needed to keep this product running.  On the other side it has helped graphic designers to produce their products faster and allowed the quantities needed to reach the wider audience. New develops in laser printing has vastly improved over the years though as printers can become connected with products such as the iphone or portable usb devices. For example Hp has introduced network connections into their printers that allow people to print necessary needs from any device. 

 

Unit 30: Task 8b - D2

Unit 30: Task 8b

D2

 

Describe and evaluate the impact that file format, compression techniques, image resolution and colour depth have on file size and image quality.

 

When an image file type is compressed, it can lose quality and the effectiveness of the original image. Converting a PNG to a JPEG will instantly lower the quality, depending on the quality of the given JPEG, there will be some distortion regardless – more so if it is a low quality JPEG. While converting a large file type to a smaller one, colours are affected in a way that some of the detail becomes faded or darker than the original block colour – the image will become pixelated if you zoom into it and you will be able to see each pixel. The smaller the image size, the faster the download will be.

(download)

 

 

P5

For the improvement, I chnged the font of the word 'Corby' and increased the font while giving both 'Corby' and 'Regeneration Project' a lighter green outline to give the words more emphasis. 

I copied the ribbon I created, flipped it vertically and joined it with my 1st ribbon in order to make it into an oval ribbon. I then put 'Regeneration Project' into the oval and put corby above. I deleted Borough Council and added a flare tool in the back.

Van_images

Unit 30: Task 6 P6

Unit 30: Task 6

P6

 


Digital images all have belonged to someone no matter how many times recycled take this for example

The first image (the Original Image) has been used over and over again because there are no copyright claims on it therefore it can be recycled like the images onwards.

(download)

Images that have either a blueprint, been brought or belong to an owner and is strictly claimed for them through copyright are able to be used under the permission of the owner and if hosted onto a site, the owner be credited with a copyright stamp usually imbedded onto the image. Some images that are not stamped with a copyright label are made not to be right clicked so that they cannot be downloaded from the internet unless brought from the owner. Copyright claims on an image can restrict the use of a picture down to home use only and/or not to be reproduced in any way (and sold on).

E.g.

Dreaming_of_the_sea

 

Intellectual Property

This is when a person has exclusive rights over something that they have created. Effectively, the Intellectual Property law falls into the hands of copyright, trademarks, patents, and industrial design rights. In copyright, the creator of whatever is copyrighted can take legal action against any form of infringement or plagiarism. Copyright is a mark that proves something belongs to you and so gives you these rights. Copyright can be done by post or online by copyrighting a work of yours with a service or directory for copyrighting work. Trademark: "If you use an identical or similar trade mark for identical or similar goods and services to a registered trade mark - you may be infringing the registered mark if your use creates a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public. This includes the case where because of the similarities between the marks the public are led to the mistaken belief that the trade marks, although different, identify the goods or services of one and the same trader.

Where the registered mark has a significant reputation, infringement may also arise from the use of the same or a similar mark which, although not causing confusion, damages or takes unfair advantage of the reputation of the registered mark. This can occasionally arise from the use of the same or similar mark for goods or services which are dissimilar to those covered by the registration of the registered mark".

 

 

Unit 30: Task 3 P3 + M2


Unit 30: Task 3

P1 + M2

 

Old

Corbylogosmall_0_5

New

New_corby_logo

 

 

 

 

 

Corbylogosmall_0_5
Original image 178 x 95 [pixels]

Corbylogosmall_0_6
Corbylogosmall_0_6

Edit > Image Size > 234 x 125 [pixels]

 

Corbylogosmall_0_7
Edit > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation = -90 to -110

Corbylogosmall_0_8
Filter > Render > Lens Flare

Corbylogosmall_0_9_copy

New Layer – Layer 1

Brush – Selected ‘Grass Brush’ > Master Diameter = 134

EyeDropper Tool – Select Colour R=221 G=208 Y=177

 

I placed the Brush in the two bottom corners – The grass tool is random input so I had to erase and redo until I got what I wanted.

 

Filter > Render > Lighting Effects > Light Type = Omni (Placed above brush

designs to get the correct shadow)

                                                            >Intensity = 35

                                                            >Gloss = -25

                                                            >Material = 100

                                                            >All else default

New_corby_logo_bmp
Select Layer Background

Filter > Render > Lighting Effects > Gloss = -57 -

                                                            > Material = 100

                                                            > Light Type = Spotlight

                                                            > All else default

 

Correct Light Placement + Expansion of Covered Area the Light Effect will affect.

New_corby_logo2
Edit > Image Size 350 x 187

New_corby_logo

For this Stage of the image, I put in two images: One of the steelworks and the other of the Corby Cube. I did this by inserting these layers as separate layers by duplicating them to another open window (Layer > Duplicate Layer… > Destination Document etc…). I then brought them to the front and made then transparent by double clicking on the layer > Blending Options > General Blending > Opacity. I brought the opacity to a level that the Corby Logo could still be seen behind the image so that it seemed as though the Corby logo was in front of the images.


I then joined these images by adding a layer mask and making a gradient towards the image next to the other to seem as though it was fading into it. The Add Layer Mask Tool is near the bottom of the layers window by the side. I did the same with both images.

 The Images I Used.

(download)

Evaluation

 

I chose to use Adobe Photoshop for this because it is one of the best editing and easy to use programs for this field of work. I was able to combine imagery suitable for this task while keeping it neat and not spending too much time on it. I chose to use the lighting in a way or dark to light because it shows the old to the new and the images further illustrate this effect. I chose mainly green and pearl with the dirty greys and whites to also show the new and old and to show the progress from one stage to another e.g. The Steelworks to the construction of the Corby Cube. I decided to make the image relatively medium sized as this was going to be on the flyer along with the logo and all so it would stand out from the logo. It uses bright colours and shades of all kinds to catch the eye and the lens flare helps create the lighter effe

Unit 30: P2

Unit 30: task 2

P2

 

For the flyer I would use a JPEG image because it prints well as a bitmap type of image and the picture quality can be chosen to how you want it to look on the flyer. A JPEG is a bitmap image which is recognised by almost every computer but it can also be converted into a PDF file which can be veiwed on any computer as it is a flie type that opens with any graphics software and can be converted via photoshop when you 'Save As' and choose a file extention. When the flyer is sent digitally with the images being PDF files, the reciever will obtain the images without a problem whether that is through Word or PowerPoint. On the van I would use a vector type of image so that the vynl can be cut smoothly and put on the van unalike if it were a bitmap - One program for creating vector images is Adobe Illustrator which saves the file type as an Ai file, a PDF, an EPS file and etc... I would use JPG for the website because depending on the picture quality/resolution of the image , you can change how large the file is, so using a JPG image would be the wisest choice as you can have links to a larger version of the image on a separate page.

Unit 30: P1

 

Unit 30: Task 1

P1 + M1

 

Windows PC

 

 

Hardware:

 

 

Intel 10400i Configurator - Ultimate Workstation & Gaming System

 

Case  

Lian Li PC-P80N Full Tower Case – Black

 

Processor

Intel Core i7-3960X 3.30GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor

 

CPU Cooler  

Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler

 

Motherboard 

Asus P9X79 DELUXE Intel X79 Motherboard (DDR3 Motherboard)

 

Memory 

Team Xtreem 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 2600MHz C10 Dual/Quad Channel Kit

 

Graphics Card 1 + 2

OcUK Value GeForce GTX 590 3072MB GDDR5 x2

 

Hard Drive 1 + 2  

Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive x2

 

RAID Option

RAID 1 Setup

 

Optical 

Pioneer BDR-206MBK 12x BDXL BluRay RW / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM)

 

Sound Card

Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone AMP

 

Power Supply

Antec High Current Pro 1200W Modular PSU

 

Operating System - Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

 

Monitor

Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red

 

Mouse + Keyboard

Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 3000 Keyboard and BlueTrack Mouse 

 

Drawing Tablet

Trust Wide Screen Design Tablet TB-7300 - 32-btn Digitizer, digital pen - Wired - PC

 A drawing tablet helps to create digital images as though you were drawing them in real life. You can use it to create images much easier and once mastered, you can create much better images that are much more proffesional.

Printer + Scanner

KODAK HERO 5.1 All-in-One Printer

You can use the scanner to scan real images into your computer to see on the monitor. By doing this, you can edit a picture, give it touch-ups, share it with people you usually couldn't, and print it off with either better quality than the original, bigger, smaller or the same.

 

Software – Adobe Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium

 (package)

 

Contains graphic software such as:

 

  • Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop is a graphical package which allows the user to create an image and then save it as various file types e.g. bitmap types. This software works especially in the fields of creating graphics images more so than others. Photoshop is compatible with a drawing tablet which allows sketching and further actual drawing techniques.

  • Illustrator,

Adobe Illustrator is a vector creating program. (A program which creates only line and curve images without  distortion. Different format than a bitmap image that uses pixels).

  • InDesign

 

 'Adobe InDesign CS6 software is a desktop publishing application that gives you control over design and typography. Create elegant and engaging pages for print, tablets, and other screens. Easily adapt layouts to look great on a variety of page sizes, orientations, or devices.' 

 

  • Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver is a a program for web design and creating your own website (https website). You can use coding or design straight onto the web page.

  • Flash Professional

Flash Professional is a animation package which allows the user to create a digitally animated GIF or movie depending on the project.

  • Flash Catalyst

Adobe Flash Catalyst is a design package which allows the user to prototype methods in image enhancement. You can create user interfaces, interactive components for other applications, etc...

  • Fireworks

Fireworks is a graphical package which allows you to create images and gifs. This program can be used in conjunction with dreamweaver to create interactive buttons and links to other pages.

  • Acrobat Pro

 Adobe Acrobat is a program made to view any PDF file - Quote from web page "Adobe Reader software is the global standard for electronic document sharing. It is the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents. Use Adobe Reader to view, search, digitally sign, verify, print, and collaborate on Adobe PDF files."

 

Evaluation

By using a computer as the above and one of the selected programs from the Adobe package for example: Adobe Photoshop, you can create graphic images specific to what you need and by using a mouse or a drawing tablet, you can draw images onto the program. You can use the keyboard to add text to an image and use shortcuts on the program. The scanner is used to scan real images into a computer and convert them into virtual files - once you modify the picture, you can print it off using the printer.

There are some limitations to the machine above take for example ther free space and how much you can store on it. The machine above also has limitations in mobility. It would be very hard to lug around everywhere and keep it from getting damaged during the move. It's all very expensive and so you would have to have it delivered to the location you wanted it to be taken.

The only program from the software above that has no real limitations in its area is Adobe Acrobat Pro because it is the only program that does what it does. Limitations for Dreamweaver are that you can't make your website look top-end unless you know how to code the program and so unless you know how to put the right figures in, you have to stick to what the program offers you to do without the coding.

 

P4 & M2

 

Task 6a P4

 

 

Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection

Design and deliver professional work for print, web, and video using the ultimate creative toolset. Get a full complement of premium creative tools — yours for one price and one install. Use the industry’s finest image-editing and vector software, and create new reading experiences with Adobe InDesign CS 5.5. Your designs flow easily to the web and interactive worlds with cross-platform support in Flash Professional CS5.5 and HTML5 in Dreamweaver CS5.5. Take your creativity to the big screen with powerful video editing, effects, and audio tools that handle HD smoothly and with precision performance. Push your creative edge and reach audiences in new ways with one value-packed offering.

 

Full from

£2,763.60

£2,303.00 ex VAT 

 

Upgrade from

£571.20

£476.00 ex VAT 

 

System requirements

 

Windows

Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor (Intel Core™ i3, i5, or i7 or or AMD Phenom® II recommended); Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Phenom II required for Adobe Premiere Pro; Processor with 64-bit support required for Adobe Premiere® Pro and After Effects®

Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 2; or Windows 7; 64-bit edition of Windows Vista or Windows 7 required for Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and the Subscription Edition of Master Collection

2GB of RAM (4GB or more recommended)

24.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)

1280x900 display (1280x1024 recommended) with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM

Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance in Adobe Premiere Pro; visit www.adobe.com/go/premiere_systemreqs for the latest list of supported cards

Some GPU-accelerated features in Adobe Photoshop® require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0

Some features in Adobe Bridge rely on a DirectX 9–capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM

7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video formats; RAID 0 for uncompressed

Adobe-certified card for capture and export to tape for SD/HD workflows

OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 port for DV and HDV capture, export to tape, and transmit to DV device

Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or Microsoft Windows Driver Model

DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs (DVD+-R burner for burning DVDs; Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media)

Java™ Runtime Environment 1.6 (included)

Eclipse™ 3.6.1 required for plug-in installation

QuickTime 9 software required for QuickTime and multimedia features

Adobe Flash® Player 10 software required to export SWF files and to play back DVD projects exported as SWF files

Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*

 

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Intel 10400i Configurator - Ultimate Workstation & Gaming System £1243.90 inc VAT (£1036.58 ex VAT)

 

Case £319.99

Lian Li PC-P80N Full Tower Case – Black

 

I chose this case because it was proved to be strong and its design was unique including colour preferences.

 

Processor £799.99 inc VAT - £666.66 ex VAT

Intel Core i7-3960X 3.30GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor

 

I chose this processor because I found that it was the best that I could find. It contains the following technologies: Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. This allows the processor to enable the computer to run at amazing speeds and the feedback of the product is also good. It doesn’t come with a cooler so I had to get one of those too. The features are below.

 

- Core Size: 32nm

- Socket: LGA2011

- Six Core

- Frequency: 3.30GHz (3.90GHz TURBO)

- Multiplier: 33x (Unlocked Multiplier)

- L2 Cache: 6x 256KB

- L3 Cache: 15MB

- TDP: 130W

- DOES NOT INCLUDE COOLER

- 3yr Warranty

 

With high capabilities, a high-speed computer can run graphics programs like Adobe Photoshop smoothly without having any problems.

 

 

CPU Cooler £72.98 inc VAT - £60.82 ex VAT

Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler

 

I chose this piece of kit because it was one of the pieces I had to get separately in order to keep the whole system cool from overheating and possibly melting components. It is one of the best on the market being a self contained water cooler. The features are below.

 

- Socket LGA1155/LGA1156//LGA1366/LGA2011

- Fan Speed: 800-2200 RPM (4 wire PWM)

- Fan Dimensions: 120 mm x 120 mm x 25 mm

- Fan Airflow: 74CFM

- Unit Noise Level: 21dBA@800 RPM / 35dBA @ 2200 RPM

- Radiator Dimensions: 150mm x 118mm x 37mm

- Pump Z-Height: 33mm

- Total Thermal Solution Weight: 820 grams

- Cooling Liquid: Propylene Glycol

- Thermal Interface Material: TC-1996

 

This would cool down the processor along with the rest of the system to enable maximum performance. If the processor wasn’t cooled down, this would have a knock on effect with a literal system meltdown.

 

Motherboard £289.98 inc VAT - £241.65 ex VAT

Asus P9X79 DELUXE Intel X79 Motherboard (DDR3 Motherboard)

 

I chose the Asus P9X79 because it was recommended by the overclockers website and is described as being ‘at the very top end of motherboard performance’. It also supports many formats and new ‘Turbo boost’ technology. E.g. 2.0 

This motherboard would increase performance on the ends of storage and many of the features below are self explanatory.

 

The features are below.

 

ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 3 with New DIGI+ Power Control:

CPU Power: Industry leading Digital 16+4 Phase Power Design and CPU Power Utility

DRAM Power: Industry leading Digital 2+2 Phase Power Design and DRAM Power Utility

ASUS EPU and EPU switch: Automatically provides the most appropriate power usage to save power and money.

ASUS TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV with Switch: Providing simple steps to easy overclocking.

ASUS BT GO!: Bluetooth on-board for easy Folder Sync, BT Transfer, Shot & Send, BT to Net, Music Player, Personal Manager, BT Turbo Remote

ASUS EFI BIOS(EZ Mode):The most flexible and easy to use Bios. 

ASUS SSD Caching: 3x Faster storage performance with one click

USB 3.0 Boost: Make USB 3.0 speeds faster than ever (UASP Mode)

Front Panel USB 3.0 Support: Support for cases with front USB 3.0

MemOK!: Quickly ensures memory boot compatibility with failsafe settings.

AI Suite II: One stop access to all Asus features.

Ai Charger: Faster USB charging speed.

Fanless Design: Silent Heat-sink solution

Fan Xpert+: Smart thermal control via fan speed detection. 

ASUS Q-Code: Allows easy fault diagnosis

ASUS Q-Shield: Extra Secure I/O Shield

ASUS Q-Slot: Easy access expansion slots.

ASUS Q-DIMM: Easy access dimm slots.

ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED):

ASUS Q-Connector: Easy access front panel connector

USB BIOS Flashback: Flash your Bios in 1 easy step, no CPU or RAM required.

ASUS O.C. Profile: Easily store multiple overclock profiles.

CrashFree BIOS 3: Restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk

EZ Flash 2: Easily update your systems bios firmware. 

MyLogo 2: Update your own windows boot screen.

Percision Tweaker 2: Advanced overclocking tools.

Multi-language BIOS: easily change Bios to your language.

 

Precision Tweaker 2:

- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.005V increment

- vTTCPU: Adjustable I/O voltage at 0.00625V increment

- vCCSA: 255-step system agent voltage control

- vDRAM Bus: 160-step Memory voltage control

- vPCH: 96-step Chipset voltage control

- vCPU_PLL: 48-step CPU & PCH PLL voltage control

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)

- BCLK/PEG frequency tuning from 80MHz up to 300MHz at 0.1MHz increment

Overclocking Protection:

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

 

Key specification:

Form Factor: ATX, 12”x 9.6” (30.5cm x 24.4cm)

CPU: Intel® Socket 2011 for 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition, Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Chipset: Intel® X79 Express Chipset

Memory: 8 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz, ECC, Non-ECC, un-buffered Quad channel Memory

Expansion Slots: 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (dual@x16/x16; triple@x16/x8/x8), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCIe x16_3@x8 speed), 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

Multi-GPU: Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ and AMD® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage 1: Intel® X79 Express Chipset: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0,1,5 and 10 support, 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID 0,1,5 and 10 support

Storage 2: Marvell® 9128 SATA controller: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Storage 3: ASMedia® 1061 SATA controller: 2 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s ports

LAN: Dual Gigabit LAN controllers- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance, Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller and Intel® 82579V Gigabit LAN controller.

Audio: Realtek® ALC 898 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC Supports 192kHz/ 24bit BD Lossless Sound

USB: 3 x ASMedia USB 3.0 controllers: 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support: 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel with 1 additional VIA SuperSpeed USB

USB: Intel®X79 Express Chipset: 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)

IEEE 1394: None

BT & WiFi: Bluetooth v3.0 + HS (Bluetooth v2.1+EDR & Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n) with ASUS BT GO! Utility

Bios Features: 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

Manageability: WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

 

*This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC

 

Back Panel I/O Ports:

1 x Bluetooth module

1 x Wi-Fi antenna port

1 x Optical S/PDIF Output port

2 x LAN (RJ45) ports (1 x Intel® LAN)

2 x Power eSATA 6Gb/s ports (green)

6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue)

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (white port can be switched to USB BIOS Flashback)

1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button

8-channel Audio I/O

 

Internal I/O Connectors:

1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector support additional 2 USB ports (19-pin)

4 x USB 2.0/1/1 connectors support additional 8 USB ports

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)

1 x CPU Opt Fan connectors (4-pin)

4 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin)

1 x Front panel audio connector(AAFP)

1 x S/PDIF Out header

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector

1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector

1 x System Panel (Q-Connector)

1 x MemOK! Button

1 x EPU switch

1 x TPU switch

1 x Power-on switch

1 x Reset switch

1 x Bluetooth v3.0 + HS header

 

In The Box:

1 x Bluetooth v3.0 + HS module

4 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables

2 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables

4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s cables

2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s cables

1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI bridge connector

1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector

1 x Wi-Fi Ring Moving Antenna

1 x 2 in 1 Q-connector

I/O Shield

User's manual

Drivers

ASUS Utilities

ASUS Update

Anti-virus software (OEM version)

 

(Referenced from http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-487-AS).

 

This motherboard has a large number of different connective slots of which different kinds of BUS drives can be inserted. These can be inserted to act as an external hard drive/disc for moving information, files, archives, etc… about.

 

Memory £299.99 inc VAT - £249.99 ex VAT

Team Xtreem 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 2600MHz C10 Dual/Quad Channel Kit

 

I chose this part because it was one of the top end pieces of kit and because the space it provides allows there to be less jumping around on the screen and more room for processes that allow more on-screen activity. This would be very useful for running graphics programs because sometimes when the computer processes take up too much space, a brush can jump and a design can be ruined or sometimes too many processes can take up so much space that a program may crash and shut down resulting in lost data.

 

- Fully compatible with Intel P67, Z68, X58, x79-based DDR3 motherboards

- XMP Ready

- High frequency and Low latency

- RoHS Compliant

- Larger capacity:4 GB Kit (2GBx2), 8 GB Kit (4GBx2), 16 GB Kit (4GBx4)

- Equipped super thermal conduction heat spreader

- 100% Tested and Verified

- Lifetime Warranty

- Data transfer bandwidth 20,800 MB/Sec (PC3 20,800)

- CL-value: 10-12-12-31 1T

- Working voltage: 1.55-1.65V

- PCB: 8 layer PCB

 

 

Graphics Card 1 + 2 £419.99 each

OcUK Value GeForce GTX 590 3072MB GDDR5 x2

 

I chose this graphics card because it is capable of giving a smoother and wider range of graphics properties. It also allows for different graphic types like 3D graphics. 2 graphics cards will further improve the performance of the output of graphics. This would benefit a graphics designer that uses all kinds of designs be it CGI, 3D, 2D or anything else.

 

Hard Drive 1 + 2 £249.98 inc VAT - £208.32 ex VAT each

Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive x2

 

The extra Hard Drives are for extra fast performance being 256 Giga Bytes each, they would store large design packages and programs, applications, files, etc… By having the extra drive, a graphic designer could easily have more than one package installed on the computer say for creating effects that another can’t.

 

RAID Option £10.00

RAID 1 Setup

 

Optical £159.98 inc - VAT £133.32 ex VAT

Pioneer BDR-206MBK 12x BDXL BluRay RW / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM)

 

I chose this piece of kit because not only does it allow the reading of large storage space disk types but it also brings out the capabilities of storing more onto large disc storage. This could be anything from starting designs to pictures of finished designs so the option of storing the design digitally or physically is accessible. 

(can write onto BluRay)

 

Sound Card £144.98 inc VAT - £120.82 ex VAT 

Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone AMP

 

I chose this sound card just simply because it is vital to hear if there are errors on a computer and to hear the noises at a notable sound so that they are clear.

 

Power Supply £229.99 inc VAT - £191.66 ex VAT

Antec High Current Pro 1200W Modular PSU 

 

I chose this power supply because it exerts the most wattage which is like more oxygen for the computer effectively. The more power it is supplied with, the more work it will be able to do and again, this all helps the computer to run very smoothly.

 

Operating System £149.99 - £124.99 ex VAT

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

 

I chose windows because it is a system that you can get easily familiarised with, it is applicable with a wide range of different applications and software that can be used for this field of work. Windows 7 Ultimate has easier access to the system tools and management.

 

Networking £12.98

TP Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter 

 

I chose this adapter because I didn’t need a high-tech gaming adapter to connect to the internet wirelessly. It was also very cost efficient.

 

Monitor £293.99 inc VAT - £244.99 ex VAT

Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red

 

I chose this monitor because it supports many types of graphics for on-screen activity. I also chose it over a larger monitor because there are settings of balancing the colours and shades on-screen that other one did not have for personal preference.

 

Total - £3,826.28

£4,359.83 inc VAT

 

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Task 6b M2

Mac Pro 12-Core  

Two 2.66GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon “Westmere” processors

 

6GB (six 1GB) memory

1TB hard drive

18x double-layer SuperDrive

ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB GDDR5

 

Processor 

2.93GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon “Westmere” (12 cores)

 

 

 

Memory 

64GB (8x8GB)

 

 

 

 

RAID Card

Mac Pro RAID Card

 

 

 

Hard Drive - Bay 1

512GB solid-state drive

 

 

 

Hard Drive - Bay 2

512GB solid-state drive

 

 

 

Hard Drive - Bay 3

2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive

 

 

 

Hard Drive - Bay 4

2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive

 

 

 

Graphics

ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB x2

 

 

 

Optical Drive

One 18x SuperDrive

 

 

 

Apple Display

Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)

 

 

 

Mouse and Magic Trackpad

Apple Magic Mouse 

 

 

 

Apple Keyboard and Documentation

Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) & User's Guide

 

 

 

Fibre Channel Card

Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card

 

 

 

 

Total: $15,968

 

Evaluation - Intel 10400i Configurator - Ultimate Workstation & Gaming System & Mac Pro 12 Core

The good thing about the Mac system is that you can insert up to 4 hard drives into it up to 2TB(Terra Bytes each) – 8TB(Terra Bytes in total). In this case, the Mac dominates the Intel 10400 system in memory capabilities seeing at this is 12 Core and the Processor for the windows PC is only 6 Core.  This means that the Mac system will initially run faster and smoother than the Intel Configurator.

 

The internal memory is 64GB (8x8) for the Mac which also proves to dominate the Intel system which is 16GB (4x4). This shows that the Mac would run much faster than the Windows PC and store much more.

 

Judging that this is a computer for graphics design, the Mac is let down by its dual 1GB graphics cards whereas the PC has dual 3072MB graphics cards. The point of the graphics card is to enhance the rate of frames at which the computer monitor can handle and the graphics that can be output e.g. 3D graphics. The PC has better cards so using the Mac as an alternate system would downgrade the graphics a touch. The lower graphics in the Mac may result in bad display or relatively poor quality in some graphics.

 

As a whole – The Mac system is a whole lot more expensive than the Windows system – the windows system can be upgraded further still and be more cost efficient than the Mac system. The Mac system has a lot of new technology but the cost varies from the American website to the UK website by a few thousand pounds. 

 

The Mac monitor is a 27 inch LED screen which allows everything to be seen across the screen clearly covering a wider area and meaning that there’s no need to sit so close to the monitor in order to see small text or need to change the text size or zoom. The Pc’s screen is a smaller 24 inch LED screen which is much cheaper than the Mac monitor that supports the output of many different kinds of graphics. The Mac supports all kinds of graphics too but it is very dear and with a 3 inch difference to the Pc monitor, the Pc monitor is definitely the better of the two.

 

Overall, the Pc is much cheaper than the Mac and doesn’t fall far behind it in performance, the memory is another thing but in total, the Pc is what I would recommend. The reason for this is because it has plenty of the capabilities of working as a graphics design computer and is cheaper than the Mac machine. It also provides everything that the Mac does and still runs very well.

 

If anything, the Mac could be used as the main machine because of its differences in performance, memory, etc… and the Pc is used as the alternative. I think this because the Mac has a higher price and would be worth it as it has a high standard performance, it can display various kinds of graphics, it can run almost any program that the Pc can and if not, a program better or close to the on that it can’t to make up for. The Mac also has an easy system to get around and is very simple. I believe that the Pc should be used as a backup as it is cheaper/has a lower budget and wouldn’t cost as much to replace. So to use the backup machine until it breaks down or something goes wrong and then using the main machine when necessary because of its expenses. The Pc is also very good in its graphics and can be repaired manually when it breaks down, the apple Mac needs to be repaired by someone who works at apple, an apple store or knows how to fix things in a Mac machine.