Hardware processing

[Øivind Tøien]

Lenovo Thinkpad T440p w/ FHD screen, i7-4800MQ  quad-core processor (up to 3.7GHz in turbo mode),
Nivida GT730M/1GB graphics processor (not used by CNX2 though),
16GB dual channel RAM,
500GB 840 EVO SSD system drive w/ Win7 professional,
1TB 7200rpm spindle HD in optical bay for data and storage of images at the processing stage only,
All of this in Ultradock docking station connected to external monitor and drives etc.
Lenovo compact bluethooth keyboard (allows computer/docking station to be placed on a platform at proper ergonomic working height for screen),
Processed raw and jpg images etc. currently stored on 2TB portable external drives (mostly), 3 copies stored at different locations,
Original raw files stored on at least two 2 TB portable external drives at different locations.

[frankv]

Main computer is a self built desktop:
Asus MB, Intel i5 4690K CPU, 16GB RAM and a Samsung 840 EVO (256gb) system drive. Various spinners as well, currently 2x3TB WD for storage.
Main screen is a Dell 24" Ultrasharp, calibrated by a Spyder4 Pro. Not a great screen, but not bad either.

Computer was originally Win8.1, but recently upgraded to Win10 with great success. 

-frank-

[John Geerts]

At the moment with 8GB RAM memory, but upgrading is possible

Upgraded to 16GB.

[Frank Fremerey]

In 2009 I bought the second fastest Intel Chip "Core2 Quad 9550" (C2Q 9650 was the Xtreme edition too hot and too expensive) and put it on a reliable Gigabyte Mainboard from the "Ultra Durable Series" with selected parts and double thickness copper for cool systems. I invested in 8GB of Kingston DDR2 and Enermax high efficiency cable managed power supply and LianLi huge Tower with 7 way hot swap backplane. This was a 1400-Euro-System without Harddrives and Monitor. And it is still running flawlessly.

Currently something between 30 and 40 Terabyte of storage in 1, 2, 3 and 4TB configurations are here and mirrored at a friend 15 Kilometers away.

[simato73]

At home I use a Mac Pro 2010, 3.3GHz 6-core Westermere Xeon, 32GB RAM, AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB, 240GB SSD for boot and home (soon to be upgraded), 8TB HD storage for archives and backup, 27" Dell monitor.
When travelling I use a 2012 iMac Air with 8GB RAM.
Both systems still run Mavericks. Both monitors profiled with a Colormunki.

[Frank Fremerey]

PS: I look at the world through a "HP LP2475w" calibrated with i1dislay2 and a combination of Gretag and Basicolor Software plus CC Passport on the camera side.

PPS: next system will be 32GB or 64GB DDR4 plus a 6-way- or 8-way-Intel-system. I tend to wait until Broadwell- or better even Skylake-Architecture "Xeons" or "i7s" of that kind are available.

I think I will stay with Lian Li but I will change to Be Quiet! Power Supplies. Enermax seems to be slowly innovating and silence is a concern to me.